Solar Eclipse Events For Those Staying In The AreaAugust 16, 2017 | Hilda Toribio FloresCapRadio has compiled a list of eclipse-related events across the area that are open to the public.
EnvironmentShould Congress Make It Legal To Mountain Bike In Wilderness Areas?August 16, 2017 | Ezra David RomeroA bill from California Republican Tom McClintock would allow biking in the country’s 109 million acres of wilderness, but not everyone loves the idea of allowing bikes into wilderness areas. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCalifornia Native: Indigenous Communities And Environmental StewardshipAugust 16, 2017 | Chris RemingtonIndigenous communities in California are on the front lines in the major conservation movements across the state. We continue our California Native series with a conversation about environmental stewardship. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSummer Gardening: What To Grow In The Heat, And How To Save Your SucculentsAugust 16, 2017 | Chris RemingtonJennifer Khal with the Elk Grove Secret Garden is taking her gardening workshop on the road with special events coming the next few months. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
As Wine Grape Harvest Begins, Calif. Growers Face Ongoing Farmworker ShortageAugust 15, 2017 | Julia MitricAs California's wine grape harvest gets underway, the majority of it will be done by machine. But even as growers face ongoing labor shortages, mechanization isn't a cure-all for growers in every region. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalif. Lawmakers Ask Feds To Stop Alt-Right Rally In SFAugust 15, 2017 | Ben BradfordAfter white supremacists sparked violence and death in Charlottesville on Friday, three California lawmakers want to cancel an alt-right rally scheduled for San Francisco later this month. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
City Of Sacramento Scraps Proposed Picketing RestrictionsAugust 15, 2017 | Bob MoffittUPDATED, Aug. 16, 9:30 a.m.: Steinberg successfully petitioned the council Tuesday night to remove protestors' noise and distance restrictions from a package of nuisance law changes that the council is considering. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
On DACA's Fifth Anniversary, AG Becerra Urges President Trump To Defend ItAugust 15, 2017 | Steve MilneCalifornia Attorney General Xavier Becerra today promised to defend DACA - the program for unauthorized immigrants who entered the U.S. as kids and are protected from deportation. Today marks DACA's fifth anniversary. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleTheatre Review: “The Absolute Brightness Of Leonard Pelkey” Proves An Excellent Vehicle For Veteran Actor Rich HebertAugust 15, 2017 | Jeff HudsonSacramento’s B Street Theatre is presenting a one-man show that is simultaneously a whodunit involving a missing boy, and an affirmation of the human spirit. It’s the nicest surprise of the summer theater season. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Low-Income, Homeless Housing Project In The Works For Yuba And Sutter CountiesAugust 15, 2017 | Bob MoffittA new housing project for the homeless and poor in Yuba and Sutter Counties would create 44 new units. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.