Health CareCalifornia’s Aid In Dying Law Is Mostly Used By White People. Here’s Why.July 12, 2019 | Sammy CaiolaThe majority of people who request lethal prescription drugs under the End of Life Option Act are white. Experts and health workers say the disparity is due to limited access to hospice care in non-white populations and varying beliefs about death. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Could Reduce Welfare Payments To Parents Who Refuse To Vaccinate Their ChildrenJuly 12, 2019 | Scott RoddThe proposal would eliminate so-called personal belief exemptions for parents who do not want to immunize their children. Failure to vaccinate could result in a penalty deducted from families’ benefits. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California Governor Signs Wildfire Bill To Pay VictimsJuly 12, 2019(AP) — California's governor has signed a law that creates a fund of up to $21 billion to pay victims of the state's devastating wildfires.
Sacramento Seeks Public Input On Turning Unused Lot Into Urban Teaching FarmJuly 12, 2019 | Julia MitricCity council member Jay Schenirer wants to see the 5-acre parcel become a teaching farm for people who want to start careers in urban agriculture. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleDavis Shakespeare Festival’s ‘Gentleman’s Guide To Love And Murder’ A Giddy, Gloomy Good TimeJuly 12, 2019 | Jeff HudsonThe Davis Shakespeare Festival’s production of “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” runs through Aug. 3 at the Veterans Memorial Theatre in Davis. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentState May Push Cities And Counties To Draw 'Fairer' DistrictsJuly 12, 2019The Supreme Court has given lawmakers the greenlight to gerrymander, but two California bills could drive the state even further in the other direction.
Business Journal: Zocalo Expands To Folsom; Chick-fil-A Dropped From El Dorado Hills Project; Target Store Coming To PlacervilleJuly 12, 2019 | Steve MilneZocalo is opening a restaurant in Folsom. And in El Dorado Hills, Chick-fil-A has been dropped from a project after complaints from neighbors. The Sacramento Business Journal's Sonya Sorich has details on those stories and more. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California Backs Effort To Boost Utilities During WildfiresJuly 11, 2019(AP) — California lawmakers approved a multibillion-dollar plan Thursday to shore up the state's biggest electric utilities in the face of catastrophic wildfires and claims for damage from past blazes caused by their equipment.
Trump Announces Push For Citizenship Data Apart From CensusJuly 11, 2019President Trump said he would take executive action to get information about citizenship status amid a fight over adding a question to the 2020 census. Watch his remarks.
Trump Backs Off Census Fight, Orders Agencies To Share Data On Citizenship StatusJuly 11, 2019The administration has been in a legal fight for more than a year to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census.
