State GovernmentCalifornians Can Apply For New 'REAL IDs' Starting MondayJanuary 18, 2018 | Ben BradfordDrivers who want to continue to use their California licenses to board airplanes after 2020 can apply for new, federally-required IDs starting Jan. 22. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCapitol Chat: DACA Deal And Government Shutdown UncertainJanuary 18, 2018 | Chris RemingtonFor this week's Capitol Chat, Los Angeles Times reporter Sarah Wire updates on the DACA debate among the California Congressional Delegation. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia v. Trump Immigration Battle: DACA, Raids, College StudentsJanuary 17, 2018 | Ben AdlerThe battle between the Trump administration and California over the Golden State’s new “sanctuary state” law could be heating up, as immigration negotiations in Washington continue over border security and permanent protections for DACA recipients. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCity Of Oroville To Sue State Over Losses Due To Dam EmergencyJanuary 17, 2018The city of Oroville announced Wednesday it would sue the state of California over damages from last February's Lake Oroville spillway crisis. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Resists Federal End To Net NeutralityJanuary 16, 2018 | Ben BradfordCalifornia is suing the Federal Communications Commission, while the state Senate quickly advances legislation--despite qualms from some supporters of net neutrality. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCalifornia Says No Decision On Trimming Delta Tunnels PlanJanuary 16, 2018A revised plan posted on a state of California website suggests Gov. Jerry Brown is exploring a scaled-back version of the Delta Tunnels water project. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCandidates For California's Next Governor Battle To Separate Themselves In ForumJanuary 13, 2018It got heated — and personal — when the six major candidates met on stage at USC to discuss the issues facing California.
State GovernmentToo $hort Out, Gospel Choir In At #MeToo Era's First Big California Capitol PartyJanuary 12, 2018 | Ben AdlerHundreds of California lawmakers and Sacramento politicos partied hard Thursday night at the annual Tribal Bash. But this year, amid the #MeToo movement, organizers made some pretty big changes — even at the very last minute. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentA Bill To Expand Rent Control Fails To Pass Housing CommitteeJanuary 11, 2018 | Sally LongeneckerA bill to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Act, which prohibits rent control on housing built after 1995, fell one vote shy of passing the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentOnce More, With Feeling: Brown Again Urges Fiscal Prudence In Final Budget ProposalJanuary 11, 2018 | Ben AdlerGov. Jerry Brown begins his last year in office with California revenues gushing in by the billions. Yet with his trademark warnings of fiscal prudence, he once again sought to set an austere tone for the budget debate that will stretch into June. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
