Area Musicians Tout Traditional Jazz's Cross-Generational AppealMay 26, 2017 | Paul ConleyThere are many styles of music featured at the Sacramento Music Festival. But traditional, New Orleans-style jazz has been always been at the festival’s core. We asked musicians from different generations what attracts them to traditional jazz. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Dialysis Clinic Worker Fired After Speaking At RallyMay 26, 2017 | Sally LongeneckerA health worker in Los Angeles was fired from a dialysis clinic shortly after publicly criticizing parent company DaVita during a political rally. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalif. Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye To Lawmakers: Spend More On Foster Children AttorneysMay 26, 2017 | Sally LongeneckerCalifornia Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye is urging state lawmakers and Gov. Jerry Brown to approve an additional $22 million in the state budget for attorneys serving foster children.
Paralyzed Cal Rugby Player Now Has Feeling In ExtremitiesMay 26, 2017 | Bob MoffittThere is good news to report from Santa Clara, where Cal Rugby player Robert Paylor is in a hospital for a spinal injury he suffered two weeks ago. Paylor has regained some feeling in his hands and feet, though he is unable to move them.
Sac PD Warns Of Dangers Of Water Levels For Memorial Day WeekendMay 26, 2017 | Drew SandsorWith rising water levels and increased hidden debris from the rainy winter and spring seasons, Sacramento Police is urging increased caution while near lakes and rivers during the Memorial Day weekend.
Business Journal: SMF Hotel, The WorkShop, TaskRabbit, Bennigan'sMay 26, 2017 | Steve MilneSacramento International Airport may soon be looking for a new developer to build an airport hotel. That's after a deal with a Southern California company fell through. The Sacramento Business Journal's Sonya Sorich has the details. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Lawmaker Misleads With Claim Jerry Brown Has Axed Funds For California’s Dying TreesMay 26, 2017 | Chris NicholsRepublican Assemblyman Jim Patterson of Fresno recently claimed Gov. Jerry Brown has slashed nearly all the money in the state’s budget to help local governments remove dead and dying trees in California’s forests. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Senate Approps Casualties: Drugged Driving Limit, College Free Speech BillMay 25, 2017 | Ben AdlerBills dealing with drugged driving and free speech on college campuses are done for the year. They were among the casualties in a key California Legislature hearing Thursday. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Stockton Police Department Issues Evacuation Orders Due To Large FireMay 25, 2017The Stockton Police Department says evacuations are in place this evening as a large fire burns in the area of Weber Avenue and B Street, east of downtown and just north of Highway 4.
Salvation Army Pilot Program Offers Job Skills In The KitchenMay 25, 2017 | Julia MitricIt's graduation time for seven culinary apprentices in Sacramento who might otherwise be homeless. They are the first class to graduate from a pilot job skills program for residents of the Salvation Army's homeless center. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
