Insight With Vicki GonzalezSixth Annual Sacramento Black Book Fair Returns To Oak ParkMay 30, 2019 | Cody DrabbleSacramento Black Book Fair organizer Faye Wilson Kennedy and author Frederick K. Foote preview this weekend’s literary events. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Black Lives Matter Sacramento Members Move To Oust Founder, Claim ‘Patterns Of Abuse’May 29, 2019 | Bob MoffittMore than two dozen current and former members have called for group founder Tanya Faison to leave the organization. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Michelin Dining Guide Honors Three Sacramento RestaurantsMay 29, 2019 | Randol WhiteDowntown institution Frank Fat’s, vegetarian eatery Mother and East Sacramento’s Canon all earned ‘Bib Gourmand’ accolades on Tuesday. This marks the first time Sacramento restaurants have earned recognition.
California Wine Producers Could Lose Ground In China Market With Another Tariff HikeMay 29, 2019 | Rich IbarraChina will impose a 91 percent tariff on U.S. wines starting June 1. Ninety percent of those imports come from California. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
‘Always With Love’: Foreign Exchange Student Recounts Escape From The Camp Fire On Eve Of GraduationMay 29, 2019 | Julia MitricValeria Romo Mejía, who fled Paradise during the Camp Fire, looks back on a tumultuous year abroad in California. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentSome California Officials Worry State Can’t Train Every Employee On Sexual Harassment PreventionMay 29, 2019 | Scott RoddBut a new law poses challenges for large institutions that have to quickly train huge numbers of employees — including state government agencies. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Assembly Backs Bill To Deter Shootings By PoliceMay 29, 2019(AP) — The California Assembly approved Assemblymember Shirley Weber's AB392 Wednesday. The bill is intended to deter deadly police shootings by restricting when officers can legally open fire.
State GovernmentCalifornia Senate OKs Rule On Police Use-Of-Force TrainingMay 29, 2019(AP) — The California Senate passed a proposal Tuesday requiring officers across the state to be trained in ways to avoid using deadly force. The bill is one of two measures intended to deter police shootings.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller Steps Down After Leading Russia InquiryMay 29, 2019Mueller, a decorated veteran and long-serving prosecutor, will return to private life after leading the most watched — and yet lowest profile — Washington investigation in a generation.
After Paradise, Living With Fire Means Redefining ResilienceMay 29, 2019Across the West, hundreds of communities are vulnerable to wildfires. But wildfire and recovery experts warn that the impulse to re-create what was there before disaster is misguided and dangerous.