California CountsAs June Primary Nears, Latina Influence Could Be Key To TurnoutMarch 30, 2016As candidates and advocacy groups ramp up their get-out-the-vote efforts, it turns out one group could prove persuasive in Latino families. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento Approves Water, Wastewater Rate HikesMarch 29, 2016 | Bob MoffittFor each of the next four years, city water rates will increase by 10 percent and wastewater rates will increase by 9 percent.
Should There Be A Half-Cent Sales Tax Increase For Sacramento County?March 29, 2016 | Bob MoffittThe Sacramento Transportation Authority is considering ballot measure B, which would raise $3.6 billion for road and mass transit projects in the next 30 years.
State GovernmentMixed Reactions In California To Supreme Court Union Fee RulingMarch 29, 2016 | Ben AdlerThe U.S. Supreme Court has handed the California Teachers Association a crucial victory in a case that threatened the union’s financial and political future. The union is celebrating Tuesday’s ruling. Plaintiffs say they’ll ask for a rehearing. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Expanded Emergency Room For Veterans Celebrated At MatherMarch 29, 2016 | Bob MoffittThe Sacramento Veterans Affairs Medical Center dedicated its new emergency room at Mather Tuesday.
Health CareNevada City School Closed Due To Reported Case Of MeaslesMarch 29, 2016(AP) -- A charter school in the Sierra Nevada was closed Tuesday after an unvaccinated child was diagnosed with measles.
Oscar-Winning Actress Patty Duke Dies At 69March 29, 2016Duke, whose real name was Anna Pearce, died early Tuesday morning of sepsis from a ruptured intestine, her agent said.
California Lawmakers Critique Bullet-Train PlanMarch 29, 2016(AP) - California lawmakers are questioning a major change in the plans for a San Francisco-to-Los Angeles high-speed rail line.
Supreme Court Deadlocks On Challenge To Union FeesMarch 29, 2016The 4-4 vote means union opponents have failed, for now, to reverse a longstanding decision that allows states to mandate "fair share" fees from non-union workers.
Tahoe-Area Ski Resorts To Remain Open After Spring StormMarch 29, 2016(AP) - Some Sierra resorts are planning to extend skiing until May after a spring storm dropped fresh snow on the area.
