State GovernmentCalifornia Considers Cracking Down On Ivory SalesMarch 10, 2015 | Katie OrrCalifornia lawmakers are weighing in on the illegal sale of ivory. A bill that passed an Assembly committee today that would tighten restrictions on ivory sales in the state. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCalifornia Lawmakers Face Dozens of Environmental BillsMarch 10, 2015 | Amy QuintonCalifornia Democratic lawmakers have made combating climate change one of their environmental legislative priorities, but dozens of other environmental bills may garner equal attention. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Local Brewery Creates New Dishes With Spent GrainsMarch 10, 2015 | Lesley McClurgWhen you brew beer there's a lot of grain and hops leftover. The by-product looks like wet granola. Often the goopy mash is diverted to farms for animal feed or composted. But, a Sacramento brewery is serving it to humans. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleTheatre Review: Julius CaesarMarch 10, 2015 | Jeff HudsonPerhaps the most famous line in Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” is the baleful warning “Beware the Ides of March.” And appropriately, the Sacramento Theater Company is staging a contemporary interpretation this classic tragedy this month. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Bill Proposed To Resolve Reno-Washoe Fire Agencies DisputeMarch 10, 2015 | Ky PlaskonA bill in the Nevada State Senate would force Washoe County and Reno fire agencies to resolve a dispute that sometimes prevents them from responding to emergencies from the closest station. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezNews Network: Fires In The Sierra NevadaMarch 10, 2015CalFire is gearing up for an early start to fire season. On Insight, we'll have the latest from the foothills where small debris fires have already run rampant. The founder of YubaNet.com joins us for News Network. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCapitol Roundup: Underground Economy, Selma RemembranceMarch 9, 2015 | Ben AdlerA new report says California’s weak penalties and scattered, underfunded enforcement system cost the state up to $10 billion a year in lost tax revenue from the underground economy. Meanwhile, California lawmakers join in the Selma remembrances. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Temperatures Could Reach Record Highs In SacramentoMarch 9, 2015The higher temperatures will be sticking around for another day-- even approaching record territory in Sacramento Monday.
State GovernmentCalifornia Offers $50 Million Carrot For College InnovationMarch 9, 2015(AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown often criticizes California's public colleges and universities for what he sees as a failure to adapt to the 21st century. Now the outspoken Democrat is putting the state's money where his mouth is.
Prescribed Burns To Take Place At Lake TahoeMarch 9, 2015The Nevada Division of Forestry and the US Forest Service plan to conduct prescribed burns in the forest around Lake Tahoe starting Monday.
