EnvironmentState Cracking Down On Water Curtailment ComplianceJuly 2, 2014 | Katie OrrCalifornia regulators are streamlining the process of fining water rights holders who don’t stop taking water once the state tells them they should. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Unemployment Rate DeclinesJune 20, 2014 | Katie OrrUnemployment in California continues to fall. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentReport Puts California's Fracking Future In DoubtMay 21, 2014 | Katie OrrCalifornia may not be able to recover as much oil through fracking as previously thought. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCalifornia Water Officials Report Near Record Low May Snow LevelsMay 1, 2014 | Max PringleCalifornia’s final measurement of the season of the Sierra snowpack showed near-record low water levels. The May reading is the first measurement after the beginning of the spring snow melt. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentSpecial Session Begins to Negotiate New Rainy-Day FundApril 25, 2014Governor Jerry Brown gears up to tussle with state lawmakers over future budgets. Revenues are rolling in over projections, and there are a lot of competing ideas as to how much of the surplus to salt away for a rainy day.
California Nurses Seek Greater Workplace ProtectionsApril 24, 2014Nurses across the state are calling for greater protections from violent patients. Lawmakers will vote on a bill today that would require hospitals to do more to prevent violence at their facilities.
State GovernmentYee Pleads Not Guilty To Federal ChargesApril 8, 2014 | Ben AdlerThe California state senator accused of political corruption, bribery and arms trafficking has pleaded "not guilty" to all charges. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
