EnvironmentBack To School Brings 'No Idle' Plea In Central ValleyAugust 18, 2015 | Ed JoyceCentral Valley air quality managers have requested parents to shut off their vehicle engines when picking kids up after school. It's part of a move to reduce ozone pollution. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentTuesday Northern And Central California Wildfires UpdateAugust 18, 2015A look at the details of some of the major fires burning in Northern and Central California. Information from each incident s updated several times throughout the day, as fresh data becomes available.
EnvironmentDrought Causing $2.7 Billion Economic Hit In CaliforniaAugust 18, 2015 | Amy QuintonA new UC Davis study says the fourth year of drought is costing California's economy $2.7 billion and resulting in 21,000 job losses. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
City Council Approves New Sacramento Police CommissionAugust 18, 2015 | Bob MoffittUPDATE Aug. 19 6 a.m. - The Sacramento City Council voted Tuesday to replace the Community Racial Profiling Commission with a new Sacramento Police Commission.
State GovernmentCalifornia Plans Taking Farms For Massive Water TunnelsAugust 18, 2015(AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown's plans for massive water tunnels have yet to win approval, but a report shows California already is planning to take up to 300 farms to acquire land for the project.
Health CareDogs To Join Medical Staff At UC Davis To Sniff Out CancerAugust 18, 2015(AP) - The University of California Davis may soon be using dogs to sniff out cancer in patients as a result of innovative research that could help doctors make cancer diagnoses earlier.
EnvironmentMilitary Troops To Assist In Battling Western WildfiresAugust 18, 2015 | Ed JoyceThe National Interagency Fire Center in Boise is calling in 200 active duty military troops to help fight roughly 95 wildfires burning across the West.
State GovernmentBrown OKs Bill Protecting California Grocery WorkersAugust 18, 2015(AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation to protect California grocery store workers from being fired for 90 days after a store changes ownership.
Renewed Central Coast Wildfire Forces Hundreds To EvacuateAugust 18, 2015(AP) - A wildfire on California's Central Coast saw new life as onshore breezes forced it to jump containment lines and forced new evacuations.
Arts and LifestyleTheatre Review: "The Fantasticks" Shows Its AgeAugust 18, 2015 | Jeff HudsonThe Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival is pairing Shakespeare’s tragedy about teenage lovers “Romeo and Juliet” with "The Fantasticks,” a small musical from fifty years ago. It offers a lighter look at romance but hasn't quite stood the test of time. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.