Sacramento RegionSacramento approves Measure L spending plan for youth servicesSeptember 25, 2024 | Kristin LamSome advocates described the plan as a compromise after some members pushed for the city to be eligible for the same amount of funding as community-based organizations.
State GovernmentNewsom signs two dozen gun-related billsSeptember 25, 2024 | Megan MyscofskiSeveral of the bills extend red flag laws and require schools prepare more for the possibility of an active shooter.
EducationUC, Cal State, community colleges should work together to boost transfer rates, auditor saysSeptember 25, 2024A report released this week by the California State Auditor found that only about 1 in 5 students who entered community college between 2017 and 2019 and intended to transfer did so in four years.
Sacramento RegionAs an era ends, the city that was home to the Oakland A's comes to grips with their departureSeptember 25, 2024The Athletics already have carved out Jekyll-and-Hyde legacy as one of Major League Baseball’s most successful and sad-sack franchises with nine World Series titles and 19 seasons of futility punctuated by 100 or more losses.
State GovernmentNewsom signs consumer protection bills on vacation rentals, overdraft fees and credit scoresSeptember 24, 2024 | Megan MyscofskiThe new laws could impact your decision the next time you book a vacation rental and help raise your credit score if you have medical debt.
State GovernmentNewsom and lawmakers tell California schools to restrict cell phone useSeptember 24, 2024 | Megan MyscofskiSchools aren’t currently required to have cell phone restrictions, but still, many already have rules in place. School administrators have until July 2026 to implement bans.
State GovernmentEfforts to reform school discipline in California peter outSeptember 24, 2024 | Megan MyscofskiLawmakers brought bills this year to change discipline and police contact for kids in K-12 schools, but they didn’t make it onto the books.
Sacramento RegionColiseum employees who became familiar faces brace for what's next as A's move to SacramentoSeptember 24, 2024Many longtime Oakland Athletics employees are still working in their 70s, 80s and even 90s because they love being part of the games and cherish the community aspect of coming to work at a place with such history.
Sacramento RegionSacramento County guaranteed income program to begin accepting applicationsSeptember 23, 2024 | Kristin LamThe Family First Economic Support Pilot will give 200 low-income Black and Indigenous families in Sacramento County unconditional payments for a year.
State GovernmentCalifornia sues ExxonMobil and says it lied about plastics recyclingSeptember 23, 2024California is suing ExxonMobil for allegedly deceiving the public for half a century by promising that recycling would address the global plastics pollution crisis.
