EnvironmentGas stoves may soon come with a tobacco-style health warning label in CaliforniaSeptember 13, 2024In California, gas stoves may come with a health warning label.
EnvironmentNew study finds 65% decrease in California’s fine particle pollution over 20 yearsSeptember 13, 2024 | Manola SecairaAlthough fine particle pollution has decreased statewide, researchers say historically disadvantaged communities still face disproportionate impacts. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentNewsom signs last crime bill of the yearSeptember 12, 2024 | Megan MyscofskiThe bill rounds out a package targeted at curbing retail and property theft.
State GovernmentFirst-in-the-nation reparations bills are headed to Newsom’s desk, but not without some tensionSeptember 12, 2024 | Megan MyscofskiEight bills passed the Legislature, while two controversial bills were pulled last minute. Lawmakers say they know how they move forward could impact the future of reparations laws both in the state and beyond its borders. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento RegionSacramento County to convert Arden area hotel into workforce and homeless housingSeptember 11, 2024 | Kristin LamThe Sacramento County Board of Supervisors approved spending $19.4 million in state money on projects including converting a former Arden area hotel into housing for people experiencing homelessness.
Sacramento RegionCamp Resolution closure forces dozens back on streets: ‘Where do they want us to go?’September 11, 2024 | Gerardo ZavalaFifty people were forced back on the streets or into temporary housing after the closure of Camp Resolution. CapRadio spoke to several former residents to hear how they’re doing, and what’s next.
EducationTurned away on the first day of school? That was the reality for 300 Sacramento City Unified students — here’s whySeptember 10, 2024 | Srishti PrabhaDistrict staff received over 750 enrollment applications in an 8-day window, resulting in the system getting “bogged down,” a SCUSD spokesperson said. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight Host Vicki Gonzalez to begin chemotherapy for breast cancerSeptember 9, 2024 | Vicki GonzalezInsight Host Vicki Gonzalez has been sharing her breast cancer journey since going on leave in June for a double mastectomy.
EnvironmentCalifornia farmers turn to agave amid drought conditions and climate changeSeptember 9, 2024 | Manola SecairaFarmers in California are trying to plant crops that don’t require a lot of water. Some are turning to growing agave as a response to a warming state. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentDrought and climate change make agave an appealing California crop. Now, distillers look to turn it into spiritsSeptember 9, 2024 | Manola SecairaClimate change and drought has driven California farmers to seek more resilient crops — like agave. And as the crop takes off, distillers have started making their own California agave spirits.
