A guide to Sacramento area school board candidates, from learning loss to racial equityOctober 27, 2022 | Srishti PrabhaCapRadio and The Sacramento Observer sent interview questions to more than two dozen candidates, part of a project to bring more transparency and awareness to local school board elections.
Who's running for the Elk Grove Unified School District Board in the November election?October 27, 2022 | Srishti PrabhaA closer look at candidates running for the Elk Grove Unified School District Board in the November 2022 general election.
EnvironmentA new UNICEF report says that children are experiencing frequent heat waves around the worldOctober 26, 2022 | Manola SecairaThe report found that, in 2020, 90% of children in the U.S. experienced frequent heat waves, a big jump when compared to the global average during the same year, which was 24%. How is California adapting?
EnvironmentSan Joaquin air control board gets nearly $120 million to help farmers replace high-emission agriculture equipmentOctober 26, 2022 | Rich IbarraFunds will be used to give farmers discounts on low-emission tractors, harvesting vehicles, balers and forklifts, among other equipment.
Sacramento diverts homeless shelter funding to affordable housing projectsOctober 25, 2022 | Chris Nichols | Kristin LamCity officials scrapped plans to open shelters and safe camping sites to build affordable housing units in projects throughout the city.
Health CareOmicron keeps finding new evolutionary tricks to outsmart our immunityOctober 25, 2022SARS-CoV-2 is evolving "rapidly," spawning one new variant after another. But omicron continues to dominate, raising new questions about how evolution of the virus is headed.
State GovernmentThough wage theft is a crime, few California DAs file charges for itOctober 25, 2022Some prosecutors say that may change. They are partnering with the state on more wage cases or forming special units to pursue labor abuses as crimes. A new felony law could help, they say.
CapRadio and KCRA 3 to host US House District 3 debate with Kermit Jones and Kevin KileyOctober 25, 2022U.S. House District 3 does not have an incumbent after it was redrawn in California’s redistricting process.
Amid ominous signs, California releases first student test scores since the pandemicOctober 24, 2022State education officials — who initially seemed to be delaying the release of student scores until after the election — instead shared them in a way guaranteed to hinder coverage of what’s expected to be a steep pandemic-driven decline.
Health CareAbortion is on the California ballot. But does that mean at any point in pregnancy?October 24, 2022CA voters are expected to approve a constitutional amendment on abortion rights. But critics say it would actually expand abortion rights, because the amendment ignores the concept of fetal viability.
