EnvironmentFriday Updates: Containment Improves On Fires As Confirmed Death Toll Rises To 35 October 13, 2017UPDATE 8:21 p.m.: Firefighting crews made significant progress Friday on containment lines around fires burning throughout northern California. Authorities confirmed an additional death late Friday afternoon, bringing the total toll to 35.
Business Journal: Amazon, The Pizza Press, Sac City BrewsOctober 13, 2017 | Steve MilneAmazon's new fulfillment center in Sacramento is expected to employ about 1,600 people. With a labor market already tight, that could make it even harder to find workers in other sectors. The Sacramento Business Journal's Sonya Sorich reports. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezWildfires Across Wine CountryOctober 13, 2017 | Chris RemingtonThe fires in Napa, Solano and Sonoma Counties have become the deadliest in California history taking at least 31 lives so far. Reporters Sally Schilling and Andrew Nixon explain the view from the scene. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCapitol Chat: Gov. Brown Declares Wildfire EmergenciesOctober 13, 2017 | Chris RemingtonState government reporter Ben Bradford discusses how Gov. Brown is handling the massive wildfires in wine country as well as the legislation to be signed this weekend in this week’s Capitol Chat. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezJohnny Cash Trail Opens In FolsomOctober 13, 2017 | Chris RemingtonThe grand opening of the Johnny Cash Folsom Prison Trail is this Saturday. Adan Romo, the artist commissioned to create the sculptures, and Johnny Cash’s son John Carter Cash explain the project. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezBlue Oaks Debuts "To Be Kind Is Sin" Live In StudioOctober 13, 2017 | Cody DrabbleBlue Oaks share songs from their new debut album "To Be Kind Is Sin" out today. They're hosting an album release party at the CLARA Auditorium on Oct. 30. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentPHOTOS: Wildfires Devastate Napa, Santa Rosa NeighborhoodsOctober 12, 2017 | Andrew NixonCapital Public Radio multimedia producer Andrew Nixon toured neighborhoods in Napa and Santa Rosa, documenting the extent of the damage from the wildfires that have devastated the area.
State GovernmentGov. Brown Signs New 'Rape Kit' MeasuresOctober 12, 2017 | Ben BradfordEstimates suggest thousands of the kits containing DNA evidence from survivors of sexual assault remain untested by California law enforcement agents. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Fact-Checker’s Guide To Hillary Clinton's UC Davis SpeechOctober 12, 2017 | Chris NicholsFollowing Hillary Clinton's expansive speech at UC Davis, PolitiFact California created a 'fact-checker's guide' examining her claims on everything from abortion to mass shootings to child health care. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareSome Covered California Members Will See Increase In Premium RatesOctober 12, 2017Covered California says that without a promise of federal subsidies from the Trump administration, they need to add a surcharge to the silver tier to keep the market stable. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.