EnvironmentWater Conservation Falls In February, Future Cuts PossibleApril 4, 2016 | Ben BradfordCalifornia water conservation rates continued to drop in February. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Volunteer Water Testing Available in Stockton After Change In Purification ProcessApril 4, 2016 | Rich IbarraStockton residents can voluntarily have their home water tested by the city for lead and copper levels. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Accident At I-80/I-5 Interchange Cleaned Up - All Ramps Now OpenApril 4, 2016CalTrans is reporting all ramps at the I-80/I-5 interchange are open after an overturned big rig closed down the roads this morning.
A Day With A Sixth-Grader: How One School Supports A High-Needs StudentApril 4, 2016In our new series "Budgeting from the Blacktop," we're looking at how California is giving schools more control over how they spend extra dollars on at-risk students. We spend a day with Carlos Delrio at Sacramento's Oak Ridge Elementary. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Enacts Highest Statewide Minimum WageApril 4, 2016 | Ben AdlerCalifornia Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a statewide $15 per hour minimum wage into law. Although the law has drawn fierce opposition from business groups, there appears to be no talk of a push to overturn the law using California’s referendum process. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentProposed California Measures Seek To Increase Government TransparencyApril 4, 2016 | Ben BradfordTwo measures making their way through different political processes in California seek to increase transparency. One is a ballot initiative; the other is a bill. Each one’s supporters say it would cut down on backroom deals. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Women’s Center: Most Sexual Assaults In San Joaquin County Go UnreportedApril 4, 2016 | Rich IbarraIn San Joaquin County the number of official sexual assault cases has ranged from 135 to 175 per year over the last couple years. But last year the Women’s Center received calls from about 1300 sexual assault victims. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
MAP: Do You Know Your Water Restrictions?April 4, 2016 | Melody StoneEven with the recent rains water use restrictions are still in effect. Of the 20 different water districts in the Sacramento region, each one has slightly different outdoor water restrictions.
Roseville Lifts One Day A Week Watering RestrictionsApril 4, 2016 | Steve MilneStarting Monday, people in Roseville can water their yards two days a week. Watering had been restricted to one day a week since last October because of the drought. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Colusa Hospital Joins List Of ClosuresApril 4, 2016 | Bob MoffittColusa Regional Medical Center will close April 22 due to increasing costs and decreasing income.