Insight With Vicki GonzalezSound Advice: Music In The MountainsJune 23, 2016Music in the Mountains annual SummerFest is bigger and better than ever. At least, according to executive director Mieko Hatano. On today's Sound Advice, Hatano talks about what's new at the 35th edition of SummerFest. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentForest Service: 66 Million Dead Trees In Sierra NevadaJune 22, 2016 | Ed JoyceThe U.S. Forest Service says 66 million trees are dead in the Sierra Nevada after four consecutive years of drought in California and a bark beetle infestation. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
House Democrats Continue To Demand Vote On Gun ControlJune 22, 2016"We have lost hundreds and thousands of innocent people to gun violence ... and what has this body done?" Georgia Rep. John Lewis, flanked by fellow Democrats, said earlier Wednesday. "Mr. Speaker, nothing. Not one thing."
State GovernmentDA In Stanford Sex Assault Case Writes Harsher Sentence BillJune 22, 2016(AP) — The attorneys who prosecuted a former Stanford University student-athlete whose light sentence for sexual assault drew national criticism have written legislation that would mandate harsher sentences in such cases.
San Francisco Places Sugary Soda Tax On November BallotJune 22, 2016(AP) — San Francisco supervisors have placed an initiative to tax sugary sweetened beverages on the November ballot.
State GovernmentJudge Says Gun Rights Groups Can Use Legislature's VideoJune 22, 2016(AP) — A federal judge says supporters of gun-owners' rights are free to use video from the state Assembly for political ads despite a state law barring it.
State GovernmentJob-Protected Family Leave Bill Blocked In AssemblyJune 22, 2016 | Ben AdlerA push in the California Legislature to expand job-protected maternity and paternity leave has stalled in an Assembly committee after three Democrats withheld their votes.
Dry California Town Soon To Have Running Water ReturnJune 22, 2016(AP) - Officials say families in a poor community where hundreds of wells dried up during California's record drought will soon have clean water again flowing into their homes.
Bill Would Authorize High-Speed Rail Bonds For CaltrainJune 22, 2016(AP) - A state lawmaker has introduced last-minute legislation that would allow the state to begin selling voter-approved high-speed rail bonds for a connector project in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Sacramento Sends Firefighters To Border FireJune 22, 2016 | Bob MoffittMembers of five fire departments from the Sacramento region are in San Diego fighting the Border Fire.
