Can Spinach Be Used To Detect Chemicals Including Those Found In Explosives?November 4, 2016 | Julia MitricScientists are looking at spinach in a radically different way. Researchers are using nano-particles to turn spinach plants into sensors that can detect harmful chemicals including those found in explosives. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Weekend Closures On I-80 In North SacramentoNovember 4, 2016 | Steve MilneIf you'll be driving in Sacramento this weekend, you'll want to avoid westbound Interstate 80. Caltrans crews will be doing roadwork and closing ramps and lanes from Longview Drive to just west of West El Camino Avenue. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Business Journal: Market 5 ONE 5, Brewery Grants, Palladio Luxe CinemaNovember 4, 2016Downtown Sacramento's booming R Street Corridor got a boost this week when Raley's announced it plans to open a new grocery store called Market 5-ONE-5 at 915 R Street. Sonya Sorich from the Sacramento Business Journal has the details. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California CountsMexico's Demand For Potent California Marijuana Creates Southbound SmugglingNovember 4, 2016Marijuana has long flowed from Mexico into the U.S. Now, it's starting to flow in the opposite direction.
Arts and LifestyleCapStage's Dark Comedy 'August: Osage County' Raises The BarNovember 4, 2016 | Jeff HudsonThe play “August: Osage County,” picked up the Pulitzer Prize in 2008. It’s a dark comedy about a massively dysfunctional Oklahoma family. Theater critic Jeff Hudson says the current production in Sacramento is an eye-opener. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCapitol Bureau Chief Debriefs Latest Ballot Measure Polls, Interview With Governor BrownNovember 4, 2016Days away from Election Day, Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler examines the latest field poll examining voters' opinions on the state’s ballot measures. He also had a chance to sit down with the Governor Brown and discuss propositions 53 and 57. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCrocker Art Museum Opens New Exhibit On South American ColonialismNovember 4, 2016The Crocker Art Museum will feature a new exhibit on South American colonialism through January 2017. Curator William Breazeale and lecturer Rachel Miller talk about the artwork. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezFeNAM Director Previews Festival Music From New TrioNovember 4, 2016The 39th annual Festival of New American Music runs Nov. 4-13. Festival artistic director Stephen Blumberg talks about a new trio that will also be performed at tonight's concert by Sandra McPhersson, Susan Cook and John Cozza. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentMcClintock And Derlet Differ On Many Issues In 4th Congressional District RaceNovember 3, 2016 | Bob MoffittThe race for California's 4th Congressional District features one of the state's most conservative politicians running against a first-time candidate. Healthcare, immigration and water are part of their platforms. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
New Male And Female Wolves Confirmed Living In CaliforniaNovember 3, 2016(AP) - State wildlife officials say a new gray wolf couple appears to be courting in rural northeastern California.