EnvironmentCalifornia Governor Signs Aggressive Climate Change BillOctober 7, 2015 | Ben BradfordGovernor Jerry Brown signed an aggressive new standard into law, but one segment of the clean energy industry is unhappy. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
McCarthy's Pledge To Conservatives: 'I'm Not John Boehner'October 7, 2015(AP) - House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is promising conservative GOP lawmakers "I'm not John Boehner" as he seeks their support to replace Boehner as speaker.
Fort Bragg Officials Order Eateries To Use Paper PlatesOctober 7, 2015(AP) - A Northern California city has ordered restaurants to cut back on dishwashing by using disposable plates and cups as a way to save water amid the state's fourth year of drought.
EnvironmentValley Fire Fully ContainedOctober 7, 2015Almost a month after it scorched 76,067 acres of Lake County, the Valley Fire is officially 100 percent contained.
State GovernmentProp 49 Battle Reaches California Supreme CourtOctober 6, 2015 | Ben AdlerThe California Supreme Court is considering whether the Legislature should be allowed to put non-binding “advisory” measures before voters. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentMelting Plastic Cases Delayed Firefighters Entry Into SheltersOctober 6, 2015 | Bob MoffittCal Fire expects to have the Valley Fire fully contained Tuesday evening but is giving no time frame for the investigation into the circumstances under which four firefighters were burned Sept. 12. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentMajor California Reservoir Storage 50 Percent Below AverageOctober 6, 2015 | Ed JoyceWater storage has dwindled at six major reservoirs in California. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentBrown Signs New Equal Pay Law For WomenOctober 6, 2015 | Ben BradfordCalifornia Governor Jerry Brown has signed a law designed to narrow the pay disparity between men and women. Employers in California now must pay men and women the same wage for “substantially similar work.” Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Report Grades Sacramento's Rail Transit StationsOctober 6, 2015 | Steve MilneA new scorecard grading California's rail transit station areas puts Sacramento Regional Transit in third place - tied with LA Metro Rail. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezAnna Tivel, In The Insight Studios ReRun October 6, 2015Anna Tivel is a Portland-based singer-songwriter who has a unique sound, and a way with words. Which makes sense since she talks about carting a rolling suitcases stuffed with books home from the library as a kid. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
