Arts and LifestyleWriter Joan Didion, whose 'electric anxiety' inspired a generation, has died at 87December 23, 2021When Didion started writing in the 1960s, she put a certain kind of voice on the page — neurotic, female — that hadn't been there before.
Race and Equity'We missed the truth': California parks reinterprets John Sutter’s Fort in Sacramento to include Indigenous experiencesDecember 23, 2021 | Pauline BartoloneThe colonial-era fort in downtown Sacramento, where thousands of school-children learn about California history, is being reinterpreted to reflect Sutter’s murderous and exploitative treatment of Native Americans. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Over 139 unhoused people remembered at 8th annual Sacramento County Homeless Memorial vigilDecember 22, 2021 | Sarah Mizes-Tan | Janelle SalangaAdvocates honored over 50 more people than at last year’s event while calling for permanent housing, saying many of the deaths were preventable.
Thieves raided Catherine's family shop. California blames organized retail gangsDecember 22, 2021Catherine Kim's family kiosk is just one business targeted by shoplifters in California in recent weeks in what California Attorney General Rob Banta says is an organized operation.
Health CareCalifornia to require health care workers get COVID-19 booster shots, expand testing options as omicron variant spreadsDecember 22, 2021 | Chris HaganCalifornia will require health care workers to receive a COVID-19 booster shot and attempt to expand the state's testing capacity, including supplying tests to K-12 students, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday.
State GovernmentCalifornia redistricting: What to know about the final mapsDecember 21, 2021The California redistricting commission adopted final congressional and legislative maps for the next decade, starting with 2022 elections.
Health CareQ&A: Holiday tips from UC Davis infectious disease expertDecember 21, 2021 | Randol WhiteDr. Dean Blumberg, chief of pediatric infectious diseases at UC Davis Health spoke with CapRadio's to answer questions and concerns as we head into another holiday season amid COVID-19. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
CapRadio ReadsFive books worth checking out from CapRadio Reads 2021December 21, 2021CapRadio Reads Host Donna Apidone reflects on some of the books she read and authors she spoke with in 2021, including Kate Washington, Hank Shaw and Tamara Payne.
Health CareBiden announces free COVID tests, aid for hospitals to deal with omicronDecember 21, 2021The U.S. government plans to buy a half-billion at-home COVID test kits and mail them to people who want them, with deliveries beginning in January.
Health CareDon't let omicron crash your holiday gathering. Here's how to keep your family safeDecember 21, 2021You might want to cancel that holiday party, and definitely dust off your face mask. Don't panic, but do step up your precautions. Here's how. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
