California DreamAnger And Loss After Last Week's Power BlackoutOctober 17, 2019 | Scott RoddLast week, more than 700,000 PG&E customers lost power during planned shutoffs, which the utility claimed were due to heightened risk of wildfires. But the company — by its own admission — fumbled the outage from the start. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezBusiness Owner Shares Experience During Recent PG&E Power Shut OffsOctober 17, 2019Friday, the California Public Utilities Commission holds an emergency hearing on PG&E’s public safety power shutoffs. CapRadio’s Scott Rodd shares the view from one business, from PG&E and from a former administrative law judge at the CPUC. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Tom Steyer Claimed ‘90% Of Americans Have Not Had A Raise For 40 Years.’ Is He Right?October 16, 2019 | Chris NicholsMost Americans have seen income go up, slowly.
State GovernmentLawmakers, Advocacy Groups Explore Replacement For California Channel After Cable Industry Shuts It DownOctober 16, 2019 | Ben AdlerAfter 25 years of broadcasting the California Legislature’s floor sessions and committee hearings, the state’s version of C-SPAN has gone dark. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareCovered California Enrollment Opens This Week, With New State Financial Aid For SomeOctober 15, 2019 | Sammy CaiolaGov. Gavin Newsom signed several bills that seek to move California closer to universal health care. And, insurance could be cheaper when the state's health benefit exchange opens for enrollment, thanks to recent budget changes. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Regulator Blasts PG&E Over Power OutagesOctober 14, 2019The California Public Utilities Commission ordered a series of corrective actions, including a goal of restoring power within 12 hours, not PG&E's current 48-hour goal.
State GovernmentNewsom’s First Rodeo: In Year One, The Governor Bucks Both Trump And BrownOctober 14, 2019Gov. Gavin Newsom's choices this year reflect his vision for California, and resist his predecessor and the president.
Health CareHow Newsom’s Bill-Signing Marathon Affects Your Health CareOctober 14, 2019Some of the most high-profile — and contentious — measures of the year in California were health care-related.
State GovernmentThe Desk Is Clear: Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Bills His Predecessor Didn’t, Vetoes Pricey Effort To Fund Affordable HousingOctober 13, 2019 | Ben AdlerCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom has cleared his desk for the year after acting on hundreds of bills over the weekend, signing several measures that failed in previous years while issuing more than 100 veto messages. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia To Wind Down Its Use Of Private, For-Profit PrisonsOctober 11, 2019California will ban the use of for-profit, private detention facilities, including those under contract to the federal government to hold immigrants awaiting deportation hearings, under a bill that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Friday.
