EnvironmentWorried About Wildfires, Californians Ready To Spend, Vote To Fight Climate ChangeJuly 30, 2019Californians want the state to lead the world in fighting climate change—and many are ready to tackle the problem on the road, at the ballot box, and even with their pocketbooks.
Del Paso Heights To Get New Baseball Fields As Part Of Effort To Uplift NeighborhoodJuly 30, 2019 | Bob MoffittThree new baseball fields are in the works for the Del Paso Heights area of Sacramento. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Gunman Posted Online Minutes Before Killing 3 At Gilroy Garlic FestivalJuly 29, 2019The postings are among the first details that have emerged about 19-year-old Santino William Legan since the shooting injured 12 others and sent people running and diving under tables. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
3 Companies Pay California $70 Million For Delaying DrugsJuly 29, 2019(AP) — Three pharmaceutical companies collectively are agreeing to pay California nearly $70 million to settle allegations that they delayed drugs to keep prices high, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Monday.
Paperwork Woes Keep Some Low-Income Moms And Kids From Enrolling In Medi-Cal. Is An ‘Express Lane’ The Fix?July 29, 2019 | Sammy CaiolaLow-income mothers and their young children have distinct health care needs, but advocates say red tape can prevent them from signing up for insurance. A bill moving through the California Legislature could better sync Medi-Cal enrollment. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Kamala Harris Releases 'Medicare For All' Plan With A Role For Private InsurersJuly 29, 2019The plan clears up confusion over Harris' position, allowing private Medicare plans that follow certain standards. New taxes would be added on stock trades and households earning over $100,000.
4 Killed, Including 6-Year-Old, And At Least 12 Injured In Shooting At Gilroy Garlic FestivalJuly 29, 2019A shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival Sunday left four people dead, including suspected shooter Santino William Legan, and more than a dozen injured, according to the Gilroy Police Department. Some witnesses reported a second suspect.
State GovernmentNearly All The Fire Prevention Projects Fast-Tracked By Gov. Gavin Newsom Are Less Than Half CompleteJuly 29, 2019 | Ben AdlerCalifornia fire season is in full swing, but the priority fire prevention projects that Gov. Gavin Newsom called for earlier this year are nearly all works in progress. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
College Student Discovers 65-Million-Year-Old Triceratops SkullJuly 26, 2019Harrison Duran, a 23-year-old college student at University of California, Merced, spent his summer internship hunting for dinosaur fossils.
Business Journal: Fahrenheit 250 Moving To Roseville; Costco Buys Loomis Site; New Gyms In The WorksJuly 26, 2019 | Steve MilneFahrenheit 250, a barbecue restaurant in East Sacramento on Folsom Boulevard, is moving to Roseville. And Costco has taken a major step in opening a new store in Loomis. The Sacramento Business Journal's Sonya Sorich has those stories and more. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
