Soros-Backed California County Prosecutors Appear To Fail In 3 RacesJune 8, 2018It appears that three California county district attorneys will keep their seats despite a well-financed national effort to elect reform-minded candidates sympathetic to reducing mass incarceration and prosecuting shootings by police.
State Government2.6 Million California Primary Votes Still UncountedJune 8, 2018California voting officials have counted more than 4 million ballots from Tuesday's primary, but they still have at least 2.6 million more to go.
State GovernmentCalifornia Schools Set To Lock In State Budget Funding For Long Term, Even If There’s A RecessionJune 8, 2018 | Ben AdlerCalifornia lawmakers have reached a budget deal with Gov. Jerry Brown. It will include an obscure provision that guarantees future minimum funding levels for schools and community colleges at the expense of everything of everything else.
State GovernmentGov. Jerry Brown Reaches California Budget Deal With Democratic Legislative LeadersJune 8, 2018 | Ben AdlerThe UC and CSU have emerged as big winners in the agreement Brown reached with Democrats, which also included increases to child care and welfare grants.
Business Journal: Housing Projects, Rent Control, MillennialsJune 8, 2018 | Steve MilneA two-story office building near 12th and H streets in downtown Sacramento may soon be converted to an eight-story mixed-use residential building. The Sacramento Business Journal's Sonya Sorich has the story and more business news. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezIntrepid Theatre Lab Brings A Social Conscience To The StageJune 8, 2018 | Bert JohnsonIntrepid Theatre Lab is a nonprofit production company based in Sacramento. The director and members of the cast preview their new play, “Baltimore,” which follows eight college students struggling to grasp the complexities of racism in the U.S. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSun Valley Gun Club Debuts 'The Water, The Stars' In StudioJune 8, 2018 | Bert Johnson | Cody DrabbleSun Valley Gun Club perform new music from their third album, “The Water, The Stars,” in the Insight studio before their album release party tonight at the Red Museum. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Illegal Fireworks Bust One Of Largest Ever In CaliforniaJune 7, 2018 | Randol WhiteNearly 50,000 pounds of banned explosive devices, enough to fill several truckloads, were collected over the past few weeks by California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection employees.
California Sues 2 Companies Alleging Lead In Toddler FormulaJune 7, 2018(AP) — California is suing two companies after state officials say they found dangerous levels of lead in toddler formulas the companies produce.
Sacramento Mayor Calls Possible Rent Control Ballot Measure ‘A Threat’June 7, 2018 | Nick MillerHousing advocates and labor groups have been gathering signatures to put a renter protections measure in front of voters this fall. Mayor Darrell Steinberg called it well-intended but over-written.