To Address Homelessness Crisis, Sacramento Considers Converting Private Land Into Temporary Housing SitesSeptember 28, 2020 | Sarah Mizes-TanThe city has identified several thousand sites across Sacramento that could be used by private organizations to create small tent cities for the unhoused population. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento County Is Building A Workforce Of Residents To Teach Their Neighbors About COVID-19September 28, 2020 | Sammy CaiolaIn Sacramento’s most diverse neighborhoods, health officials are hiring ‘navigators’ to educate fellow community members about safe business practices. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentWatch: Gov. Gavin Newsom Update On Wildfires, COVID-19 For Sept. 28September 28, 2020Watch as California Gov. Gavin Newsom provided an update on COVID-19 and wildfires in the state.
Meet Sacramento’s ‘Squad’: Four Women Fighting For Progressive Issues And Police Reform This ElectionSeptember 28, 2020 | Sarah Mizes-TanThere’s “The Squad” in Washington DC, but now Sacramento has its own. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareIs A Third COVID-19 Surge Coming? Experts Say It’s Likely, Unless Behaviors ChangeSeptember 28, 2020 | Sammy CaiolaAs businesses reopen with modifications, some children go back to school and the weather slowly cools, health experts have a uniform message: COVID-19 is not over.
California Exodus: An Online Industry Seizes COVID-19 To Sell The Red State DreamSeptember 27, 2020Beyond the conservative Facebook memes and viral YouTube videos, has California reached a breaking point?
Map: See If You Could Be Impacted By PG&E’s Planned Sept. 27 ShutoffSeptember 26, 2020 | Emily Zentner | Chris HaganPG&E anticipates it will be able to restore power to post people impacted by its power shutoff by Monday night.
California For All? Few Public Schools Pursuing Elementary WaiversSeptember 26, 2020Almost every waiver application for in-person instruction for grades K-6 has been approved by the state for schools in counties deemed a high risk. But private schools comprise an overwhelming majority of those schools, creating an equity problem.
Trump Announces Amy Coney Barrett As His Supreme Court NomineeSeptember 26, 2020If confirmed, the 48-year-old judge will solidify the court's conservative majority. Barrett said her judicial philosophy reflects that of her mentor, conservative Justice Antonin Scalia.
Solar Industry, Tax Experts Reject Claim Prop. 15 Imposes ‘Massive Tax Increase’ On Solar In CaliforniaSeptember 25, 2020 | Chris NicholsThe solar industry says a recently-signed California law prevents tax hikes on commercial solar through 2024 even if Proposition 15 passes. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
