After String Of Violent Shootings This Weekend, Sacramento Community Leaders Call For Investment In YouthOctober 6, 2020 | Sammy CaiolaIn Del Paso Heights and other areas that have historically grappled with gun violence, community leaders say people are reeling from a string of drive-by shootings involving youth over the weekend. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareWatch: California Health Officials Update On COVID-19 For October 6October 6, 2020Watch as California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly gave an update on COVID-19 in the state.
CapRadio Adds Limited-Run Programs To Help You ‘Vote with Clarity’ This ElectionOctober 6, 2020 | Ben AdlerTo help you navigate this election with clarity and transparency, and to lift up the voices of people who have historically been left out of campaign coverage, we’re excited to announce some temporary changes to our CapRadio News program schedule.
State GovernmentAhead Of Contentious Presidential Election, California Adds 3 Million Registered VotersOctober 6, 2020 | Nicole NixonThe state has added just under 3 million new voters since this time in 2016 and the voter registration rate is at its highest level in 68 years.
EnvironmentOne Million Acres Burning: The Complexity of California’s August FireOctober 5, 2020 | Ezra David RomeroAt more than 1 million acres, the August Complex wildfire in the coastal range near Mendocino is the largest fire in California’s history. But how did it get so big, and will it have any ecological benefits? Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento Bike Trail Connecting Land Park to Meadowview Moves Forward After City Wins LawsuitOctober 5, 2020 | Sarah Mizes-TanA 4.5 mile-long bike trail that would run from the Sacramento Zoo to Meadowview had railway preservationists worried, but a judge has ruled city can move ahead Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Unsafe To Drink: Wildfires Threaten Rural Towns With Tainted WaterOctober 5, 2020The damage to water systems can linger for years. The cost in just one small town: as much as $150 million.
'Don't Be Afraid Of It': Trump Dismisses Virus Threat As He Returns To White HouseOctober 5, 2020President Trump walked out of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday evening, planning on receiving the remainder of his treatment for COVID-19 at the White House.
State GovernmentNewsom Makes Historic Appointment Of First Openly Gay Man To California Supreme CourtOctober 5, 2020Judge Martin Jenkins, 66, most recently served as Newsom’s judicial appointments secretary, but has a long history of state and federal judicial positions. Jenkins said his career “has not been easy.”
There’s A Lot Of Misinformation About California’s General Election. Here Are The Facts.October 5, 2020 | Chris NicholsFalse claims continue to spread about mail-in voting, voting twice, ballots being sent to dead voters and more. PolitiFact California debunks some of the most prominent examples and demystifies confusing election issues.