Health CareSacramento Kings grappling with possible COVID-19 outbreakDecember 16, 2021 | Nick MillerThe team’s coach and four players are not with the team as part of the NBA’s health-and-safety protocols, a league source told CapRadio.
Interview: Incoming Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester on being the first woman to run the departmentDecember 16, 2021 | Sarah Mizes-TanKathy Lester will be Sacramento's first female police chief when Daniel Hahn retires later this year. She said she plans to continue Hahn's work, but will also head a department that is mostly white and has been accused of racial bias. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento’s mayor wanted to stop towing homeless people’s shelter vehicles. City Council rejected that plan.December 16, 2021 | Janelle SalangaA divided City Council did not support Mayor Darrell’s Steinberg’s resolution that would prevent the city from moving vehicles used by homeless people as shelter if they had nowhere else to relocate. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareAs vaccine availability for kids expands, rates vary across CaliforniaDecember 15, 2021Despite the wide access, vaccination rates vary widely among teenagers across the state. In Sacramento, nearly 64% of Sacramentans ages 12 to 17 are at least partially vaccinated. In the wealthy, coastal Marin County, nearly 99% of kids are.
EnvironmentCalifornia lawmakers look to create first-in-the-nation heatwave ranking systemDecember 15, 2021 | Randol WhiteIn an effort to reduce the number of fatalities caused by hotter and longer periods of intense heat, state politicians will introduce a system to name and rank heatwaves. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Race and EquitySacramento will require government meetings to begin with recognition of Indigenous and tribal land rightsDecember 14, 2021 | Sarah Mizes-TanThis recognition of all tribes that have inhabited the Sacramento city region was approved by City Council Dec. 14.
Health Care800,000 Americans have died of COVID. Now the U.S. braces for an omicron-fueled spikeDecember 14, 2021The U.S. also surpassed 50 million COVID-19 cases, the most in the world. Two experts who raised early warnings discuss how the losses continue to deepen, despite the arrival of vaccines a year ago.
State GovernmentUnseen and unsafe: Students who have been 'deadnamed' explain why a new California law mattersDecember 14, 2021A new California law requires public colleges to update diplomas and records for transgender students who have changed their names. Students and advocates say it’s affirming and will prevent discrimination.
Health CareInterview: How the UC Davis Genome Center is tracking COVID-19 variantsDecember 14, 2021 | Vicki Gonzalez | Megan ManataWith the holidays coming up, and a new coronavirus variant in the mix, UC Davis researchers have been tracking over one million samples to track COVID-19 variants. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Bail significantly reduced for Caldor Fire suspects while new details emerge in caseDecember 13, 2021 | Scott Rodd | Chris HaganWhile prosecutors had sought $1 million bail for each of the two suspects, a judge on Monday set the amounts to $50,000 and $25,000. The two men are prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition, and barred from leaving the state.
