California Lawmakers React (Or Don't React) To Trump Travel BanJanuary 30, 2017 | Ben BradfordDemocratic lawmakers were seen joining protesters on Sunday against Donald Trump's executive order banning travel from seven majority-Muslim nations, while Republicans remained largely silent.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezPolitical Junkie Recaps Trump's Executive Actions, Staff ChangesJanuary 30, 2017It has been another weekend filled with executive action and reactions from across the U.S. Political Junkie Ken Rudin puts it all into perspective in his weekly segment. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezLawmakers Respond To Trump's Actions From Past WeekendJanuary 30, 2017Gov. Jerry Brown took part in a Science Friday segment with Ira Flatow in the Insight studio at Capital Public Radio. We recap the time he spent afterward with Beth Ruyak and Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSacramento's New Poet Laureate Wants Every Voice Heard During Tumultuous Political Climate January 30, 2017Sacramento’s new poet laureate for 2017 brings a rich cultural history, from the farms of North Carolina to engineering with Intel in Rancho Cordova. Indigo Moor explains his transformation into poet laureate. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentAssembly Speaker: Trump Doesn't Understand Separation Of PowersJanuary 29, 2017 | Ben AdlerCalifornia Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon's emotion was palpable in a CapRadio interview after he left Los Angeles International Airport Saturday night. He'd just taken part in a protest against President Trump's executive order on refugees. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Immigration Ban Causes Confusion, Concern For Some In Sacramento AreaJanuary 29, 2017 | Randol WhiteThe Trump Administration’s executive order ban on travel is causing confusion and concern among some Sacramento-area residents. One woman now fears she won’t get to see her elderly father. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
West Sacramento Mayor Offers Help To People Affected By Trump OrderJanuary 29, 2017 | Bob MoffittMayors' offices across the country are taking calls from worried residents after President Trump's executive order caused some legal resident aliens to be barred from re-entering the U.S. West Sacramento's mayor took to Twitter to offer assistance.
Hundreds Gather At Sacramento Airport To Protest Immigration OrderJanuary 29, 2017By 1 p.m. Sunday, roughly 300 had gathered at Sacramento International Airport to protest Trump's immigration freeze.
California Looks To Build $7 Billion Legal Pot EconomyJanuary 29, 2017(AP) - A handful of California government workers face a difficult task: By Jan. 1, craft regulations that will govern the state's emerging legal pot market.
California Attorney General Promises To Fight Trump OrderJanuary 29, 2017 | Bob MoffittUPDATE 1:38 p.m. -- California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has joined 15 attorneys general in a joint statement condemning President Trump's executive order on immigration. Becerra issued his own statement earlier Sunday.