Sacramento RegionTriple-digit heat, wind expected to return to Sacramento region this weekSeptember 3, 2024 | Claire MorganTemperatures could reach 105 degrees by Thursday before cooling back down to the high 90s by Friday. A heat advisory is in effect in Sacramento between Wednesday and Friday.
What to watch for in the post-Labor Day campaign sprintSeptember 3, 2024From how to read the polls to big moments yet to come for Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump, here are five themes and questions to think about this fall.
State GovernmentKey takeaways from California’s 2024 legislative sessionSeptember 3, 2024 | Megan Myscofski | Laura FitzgeraldState lawmakers passed hundreds of bills, including some that would safeguard jobs from AI, strengthen penalties for drug crimes and retail theft and others that call for insurance companies to cover more health services.
State GovernmentGov. Gavin Newsom calls California lawmakers into a special session to find ways to cut gas pricesSeptember 3, 2024California lawmakers will come back in a special session after they wrap up their legislative year on Saturday to debate measures proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom aimed at reducing gas price spikes at the pump.
State GovernmentCHP officers land a $500 million contract as Gov. Gavin Newsom races to fill vacanciesAugust 30, 2024California Highway Patrol officers received historically high raises in 2022 and 2023, but it continues to face a high vacancy rate of 16%.
EnvironmentThe Center for Land-Based Learning grows opportunities for beginning farmers with training programAugust 30, 2024Over seven months trainees attend Beginning Farmer Training Program classes twice a week, work in the 1-acre training plot at the Center for Land-Based Learning in Woodland, write their own business plan and sell produce at a farmers market.
State GovernmentCalifornia Legislature pushes for more oversight of youth treatment programsAugust 29, 2024 | Megan MyscofskiThe bill got attention in the spring when Paris Hilton came to the Capitol to support it.
State GovernmentHigh schools in California might soon be required to teach kids how to register to voteAugust 29, 2024 | Megan MyscofskiThe California Legislature passed a bill that seeks to help boost pre-registration numbers among teens.
JazzRemembering Russell MaloneAugust 29, 2024 | Gary G. VercelliA great guitarist will be missed by the jazz world. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentUndocumented immigrants might soon have access to down payment assistance in CaliforniaAugust 29, 2024 | Megan MyscofskiThe California Legislature moved to open down payment assistance programs to people who are undocumented but meet mortgage requirements.