Davis Tornado Unusual But Not Unprecedented For CaliforniaSeptember 30, 2019 | Drew SandsorThere was some wild weather over the weekend in Yolo County as residents in the Woodland and Davis area experienced a tornado and hailstorm. California gets 10 to 12 tornadoes a year. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Proposal To Expedite Home Construction Leaves Reno Mayor, Housing Advocates DividedSeptember 30, 2019 | Bert JohnsonReno Mayor Hillary Schieve introduced an initiative that would defer defer some development fees in the hopes of spurring home building. Some housing advocates say doesn’t do enough, though. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareBurlesque Dancers With Health Issues Find Support In Sacramento TroupeSeptember 30, 2019 | Sammy CaiolaThe Midtown Moxies burlesque troupe welcomes performers of all shapes and sizes. Most members have a chronic illness, mental health challenge or physical disability. Performers say the troupe serves as an important support system. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Democratic Presidential Hopeful Pete Buttigieg Rallies Thousands In Sacramento At Beer Garden FundraiserSeptember 30, 2019Organizers estimated more than 2,000 people packed in to Drake’s Brewing Company’s The Barn on the waterfront — not your typically venue for a political rally and cash grab. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentInterview: California Assembly’s First African-American Chief Clerk Retires After 27 YearsSeptember 30, 2019 | Ben AdlerDotson Wilson is retiring after nearly 40 years as a Capitol staffer, including 27 years as the chamber’s first ever African American chief clerk and parliamentarian. Here’s his CapRadio exit interview. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Governor Signs Bill Allowing College Athletes To Profit From EndorsementsSeptember 30, 2019Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Monday that will let college athletes make money from endorsements and hire agents. It's the first law allowing this in the nation.
Brown Vetoed But They’re Persisting: Take Two Of MeToo Hits Newsom’s DeskSeptember 29, 2019Among the 700 or so measures before Gov. Gavin Newsom this year are repeats of #MeToo bills that stalled previously or were vetoed by Gov. Jerry Brown.
State GovernmentDelay In School Ethnic Studies Plan Would Bring More Voices To The TableSeptember 28, 2019California’s embattled plan for an ethnic-studies curriculum in public high schools — excoriated by opponents as too politically correct, too pedantic and anti-Semitic in its draft form — could soon get a reprieve.
Uncovered CaliforniaEven In Deep Blue California, Medi-Cal Expansion For Undocumented Doesn’t Sit Well With SomeSeptember 28, 2019Although Democrats in the Golden State were largely united in granting taxpayer-funded health benefits eligibility to undocumented adults ages 19-25, others complain that it comes at the expense of citizen needs.
State GovernmentNewsom Vetoes Bill Aimed At Blunting Trump Environment PolicySeptember 27, 2019The bill would have made it easier for state regulators to counter the Trump administration's efforts to change enforcement of the federal Endangered Species Act and other environmental pillars — at least in California.
