California Legal Challenges To Census Citizenship Question To ContinueAugust 18, 2018A federal judge in San Francisco has rejected the Trump administration's motion to dismiss two lawsuits over the 2020 census question. A potential trial could start in January 2019.
California’s Wildfire Liability Law Won’t Change This Year, Dealing Setback To Utilities Like PG&EAugust 17, 2018 | Ben AdlerA key California lawmaker says PG&E and other investor-owned utilities have lost a crucial battle to change a key state law that could have saved them billions of dollars by reducing their liability when their equipment causes wildfires
Gov. Jerry Brown Grants Pardons To Three Facing DeportationAugust 17, 2018(AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown announced Friday he pardoned three former prisoners facing the threat of deportation to Cambodia, including one who became a youth pastor after serving six years in the 1990s for murdering a rival gang member.
Sacramento Police Release Video Of Officer Who Hit 16-Year-Old With His VehicleAugust 17, 2018 | Ezra David Romero | Nick MillerThe department says officers were pursuing the teenager after they fled. Activists and the teen’s family want the name of the officer driving car made public. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Business Journal: New Hotels For Rancho Cordova, Centene Hub Moves Forward, Broderick Roadhouse Replaces The PatriotAugust 17, 2018 | Steve MilneIn a sign that business travel and tourism is picking up in Rancho Cordova, two new hotel projects are underway in the city. Sonya Sorich from the Sacramento Business Journal has the story — and more business news. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Rural SuicideNative American Tribes In Amador County Lean On Ancient Medicine To Combat SuicideAugust 16, 2018 | Sammy CaiolaNationally, Native American young adults have higher suicide rates than any other group.
Arts and LifestyleMuralists Give Sacramento A Paint Job During Wide Open Walls Art FestivalAugust 16, 2018The mural festival is happening now throughout the city. Organizers have brought together dozens of artists from around the world to create artworks — including renowned artist Shepard Fairey. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleTahoe Shakespeare's 'Beehive' Long On Music, Short On StoryAugust 16, 2018 | Jeff HudsonThe Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival is staging “Beehive,” a retro musical that has nothing to do with The Bard. Critic Jeff Hudson says the music’s appealing, but there isn’t much of a plot. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentBreakthrough In Effort To End Cash Bail In CaliforniaAugust 16, 2018 | Ben AdlerThe proposal would instead require courts to base pretrial release decisions on inmates’ risks to the public and their flight risks. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Record-Breaking Fire Tornado Killed Redding FirefighterAugust 16, 2018A firefighter who died while helping people evacuate the Carr Fire in Redding was killed by a fire tornado that at one point reached a temperature of 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit, officials said.
