California Soda Tax Joins Line Of Failed Sugar DeterrentsApril 13, 2016(AP) - Democratic lawmakers' eighth attempt in six years to change Californians' sugar habits has stalled in the state Legislature.
Sacramento Pastor Sinks Half-Court Shot, Donates PrizeApril 13, 2016(AP) - A Sacramento pastor who sank a half-court shot at a Sacramento Kings game plans to raffle the car he won to raise money for charity.
Kings Signage Plans Require City Rules ChangesApril 13, 2016 | Bob MoffittWhen the Sacramento Kings negotiated terms of the new downtown arena, the City of Sacramento promised to propose changes to rules regulating large signs. The Kings plans for digital displays can't go forward until the rules are changed. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California CountsIn Quest To Register Voters, Sacramento Students Encounter Rejection, Language Barriers And DogsApril 13, 2016 | Ben BradfordThe effort to mobilize voters to go to the polls is a grueling process. Take a walk with Sacramento students who are spending hours knocking on doors to register voters. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentGroup: San Joaquin River 2nd Most Threatened In U.S.April 12, 2016 | Ed JoyceThe group American Rivers has ranked the San Joaquin River as the second most threatened river in the United States. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California CountsTrump Faces "Monumental Task" Organizing California DelegatesApril 12, 2016 | Ben AdlerRepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump has picked a veteran GOP strategist to run his California campaign just weeks before vote-by-mail ballots go out, leaving his campaign with a lot of work to do in very little time. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCrime Victims Rally As Brown Pushes Ballot InitiativeApril 12, 2016 | Ben BradfordVictims of crime have held rallies and events around the California state Capitol over the last week. That's at a time when California is shifting away from years of “tough-on-crime” laws, and Governor Jerry Brown pushes a measure to shift further. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Nope. Most polls still don’t show Ted Cruz beating Hillary Clinton in NovemberApril 12, 2016 | Chris NicholsWe fact-checked this claim by Texas Senator Ted Cruz: "The polling shows over and over again that, unlike Donald Trump, that with me as the nominee, we beat Hillary Clinton."
Shelters Brace For Kitten Season, Look For Euthanasia AlternativesApril 12, 2016 | Steve MilneThe Sacramento County Animal Shelter says kitten season is here. Meanwhile, organizers of a nationwide effort - that started in Davis - to save a million cats from euthanasia say they've hit the halfway point. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California's Tunnels Spending Prompts Federal ReviewApril 12, 2016(AP) - Federal authorities say they will investigate whether California improperly used federal funds for Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed water tunnels.