Health CareStudents of color at one of Sacramento’s largest high schools share unique experiences navigating COVIDJuly 15, 2022 | Srishti PrabhaFranklin High School saw higher COVID transmission this past school year, and students of color — who In a normal school year overcome insurmountable odds — faced all sorts of new challenges.
Health CareInterview: Yolo County Public Health Officer Dr. Aimee Sisson on the latest COVID-19 surgeJuly 14, 2022 | Vicki GonzalezWhile hospitalizations and cases are rising thanks to new, highly contagious variants, deaths remain low thanks to vaccines, treatments and therapeutics.
EnvironmentYosemite’s Washburn Fire won't be the last time wildfires threaten California’s giant sequoiasJuly 14, 2022 | Manola SecairaWhile officials say that the giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park will likely survive this fire, experts warn more must be done to protect these trees’ future. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Performance ‘edutainment’ troupe Authentic Voices brings real life experiences to SacramentoJuly 14, 2022 | Donna ApidoneTheater troupe Authentic Voices will bring real life experiences about social justice as a series of one-minute vignettes to Sacramento.
Health CareAbortion pills will soon be available on California campusesJuly 13, 2022UC and Cal State will begin providing medication abortions Jan. 1 under a new state law, helping ease pressure on local clinics.
A small San Joaquin County town will be the guinea pig for Amazon drone deliveryJuly 12, 2022 | Rich IbarraThe town, just east of Lodi, will be the testing ground for Amazon’s Prime Air.
Cal State’s Black students are falling behind other groups — and poor graduation data obscures the crisisJuly 12, 2022The way the Cal State system presents graduation rates obscures how the system is failing its Black students.
As California Welcomes Ukrainian Refugees, Counties Fall Short on InterpretersJuly 11, 2022As Ukrainians settle in California, many are tapping Medi-Cal. But in some counties, particularly Sacramento, the health department doesn’t have enough interpreters.
How one district used Covid funds to send kids to camp — on a college campusJuly 11, 2022Lodi Unified sent 240 students to camp - at $3,300 each - at a nearby college for academics, socializing and fun
