Health CareAs COVID-19 Cases Increase, Sacramento-Area Restaurants Worry About Returning RestrictionsNovember 11, 2020 | Megan ManataSacramento County is one of 11 counties moving back into the most restrictive reopening tier soon. How will a cycle of reopening and close affect local small businesses and restaurants?
Sacramento Bans Leaf Blowers On Bad Air-Quality DaysNovember 11, 2020 | Nick MillerThe new city ordinance will disallow leaf blowers on days when the air quality index is more than 100.
Essay: Helping To Make Public Radio A More Inclusive SpaceNovember 10, 2020 | Sarah Mizes-TanTuesday is Public Media For All Day, a day that seeks to propel forward conversations and concrete plans to make public media more racially diverse. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
No Evidence To Support Claims Californians Fraudulently Voted In Nevada ElectionNovember 10, 2020 | Chris NicholsConservative groups say thousands of people who live outside Nevada, including some Californians, illegally voted in the Silver State. Democratic and Republican election administrators have rejected GOP theories about widespread voter fraud.
How California Is An Example For Biden’s Climate Change FightNovember 10, 2020 | Ezra David RomeroPolicy experts are calling the climate plan from the incoming Biden administration the most ambitious ever from a president or president-elect. And those same scientists say the Biden team should learn from how California is curbing climate change.
Health CareSacramento, Placer, El Dorado Counties Moved Into More Restrictive COVID-19 TiersNovember 10, 2020 | Emily Zentner | Chris HaganSacramento, Placer and El Dorado counties were all moved into more restrictive tiers of the state’s COVID-19 reopening system on Tuesday as the virus spreads there, meaning many businesses will have to alter operations in the counties.
California Coronavirus Updates: Confirmed COVID-19 Case At Yolo County Elections OfficesNovember 10, 2020An unidentified staffer working at the Yolo County Elections Office tested positive for COVID-19 this Monday.
'From Headwinds To Tailwinds’: Newsom Cheers Biden-Harris ElectionNovember 9, 2020 | Nicole NixonAfter Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden claimed victory over the weekend, California’s top elected official is welcoming the thought of a possible friendlier White House.
No, The ‘Latino Vote’ Does Not Define A Complex ElectorateNovember 9, 2020 | Sarah Mizes-TanThe election sparked a conversation about the so-called Latino vote, but people often lumped into that category say the term doesn’t accurately reflect the various communities within, and even fails to capture the context of those votes.
State GovernmentCalifornia Women Smash Ceilings In National Politics — Not So Much In State PoliticsNovember 9, 2020California is home to the first woman vice president-elect, Kamala Harris, and first female House speaker, Nancy Pelosi. So why does it lag on women holding power in the statehouse?