California DA Charges Seven Police Officers in Sex-Abuse ScandalSeptember 9, 2016The charges stem from allegations that officers in Oakland and several other San Francisco Bay Area law enforcement agencies sexually exploited a teenager.
Protesters Arrested Outside Huge Bay Area Police ExpoSeptember 9, 2016(AP) - Nearly two dozen protesters have been arrested outside a huge police training exposition in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Park Service Says Yosemite Expansion Was LegalSeptember 9, 2016(AP) — Federal officials say a U.S. lawmaker was mistaken in claiming Yosemite National Park broke the law by adding its largest amount of land in decades without clearing it through Congress.
Day Two of Yuba City Teachers Strike: 300 Substitutes, No NegotiationsSeptember 9, 2016 | Ja'Nel JohnsonYuba City teachers picketed for the second day in a row outside of schools demanding a 13 percent raise for the previous school year.
California Schools To Ensure Education For English LearnersSeptember 9, 2016(AP) - California's schools have agreed to ensure language education for 1.4 million students who are designated as English learners.
STEM To Steam: How Coffee Is Perking Up Engineering EducationSeptember 9, 2016Coffee can teach us many things, including engineering. At the University of California, Davis, it's now the focus of the most popular elective class on campus and of an ambitious new research center.
State GovernmentState Officials Still Not Tracking Mental Health SpendingSeptember 9, 2016(AP) - California officials still haven't taken steps to better track how $2 billion a year in voter-approved funding for mental health is spent despite an audit 19 months ago that raised the same concerns.
Farm To Every Fork Dinner Promotes Awareness Of Food InsecuritySeptember 9, 2016 | Julia MitricThe third annual Farm-to-Every Fork dinner takes place Saturday. When you buy a ticket for the event you're buying two meals. One for yourself and one for a guest who's coped with food insecurity or homelessness.
State GovernmentCalifornia Develops Report Cards For Public SchoolsSeptember 9, 2016 | Ben BradfordAfter a three-year void, California has implemented a new method to judge public school performance. The replacement for the heavily criticized A-P-I scores the state used to produce is drawing its own criticism. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Business Journal: Convention Center, Natomas Building, Torrid, Men's SalonsSeptember 9, 2016There's a debate heating up about the future of the Sacramento Convention Center. The Sacramento Business Journal's Digital Editor Sonya Sorich has the story...plus news about preleasing on a future office building in south Natomas. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.