Sacramento To Begin Testing Smart Parking AppJuly 7, 2016 | Bob MoffittNext month, Sacramento's parking division hopes to begin testing a smartphone app designed to make it easier to find available parking near Golden 1 Center. The app will use data from sensors attached to the city's 4,300 smart meters.
State Arts Council Boosts Grant AwardsJuly 7, 2016 | Steve MilneHundreds of arts and culture programs throughout California will be getting financial boosts. The California Arts Council has announced more than $8.5 million in grants to nonprofit groups throughout the state. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Trailhead Fire 85 Percent ContainedJuly 7, 2016Update July 8, 4 a.m.: As of Friday morning, the Trailhead fire was 85 percent contained at 5,646 acres. A smaller El Dorado National Forest crew of firefighters is now handling the blaze.
San Joaquin County Workers StrikeJuly 7, 2016 | Rich IbarraIt's back to the picket lines again today for some San Joaquin County employees. About a thousand workers walked off the job Tuesday in a three day strike. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleAuthor J. Ryan Stradal Mixes Humor And Midwestern Flavor In “Kitchens Of The Great Midwest”July 7, 2016 | Donna ApidoneIn his debut novel, Kitchens of the Great Midwest, J. Ryan Stradal shows his knack for creating characters with Midwestern values, interwoven with the best recipes his homeland has to offer. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCA Politifact: Arnold Schwarzenegger And Land ProtectionJuly 7, 2016Did Arnold Schwarzenegger really protect more land than any California Governor in history? A top official said it, and CA Politifact reporter Chris Nichols looked into it. Nichols joins Insight to discuss the claim. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Trailhead Fire At 85 Percent Containment - All Evacuations LiftedJuly 6, 2016UPDATE: Firefighters have contained 85 percent of the 5,615-acre wildfire burning across Placer and El Dorado Counties.
EnvironmentCalifornia May Water Conservation Rate Is 28 PercentJuly 6, 2016 | Ed JoyceThe California Water Resources Control Board Wednesday says Californians cut water use by 28 percent in the final month of mandatory statewide conservation. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Suit: California Workers' Comp Biased Against WomenJuly 6, 2016(AP) — A lawsuit claims California's workers' compensation system discriminates against women.
State GovernmentStill No Arrests In Stabbings At California State CapitolJuly 6, 2016 | Chris NicholsAuthorities have yet to arrest anyone involved in last month's melee at the state Capitol between white supremacists and radical counter protesters in which five people were stabbed. Police say they are evaluating how to head off future violence.