The city of Sacramento is suing a group of homeless people, asking a court to ban them from a local neighborhood over their past history of drug use and other crimes. Attorneys and homeless advocates say this is an attack on civil rights.
Story by Chris Nichols.
(Photo: The Broadway SacRT light rail station - Capital Public Radio File)
Every year lawmakers gather in Tahoe with one message. The time is now to preserve one of the West's most iconic recreation spots.
Story by Ezra David Romero.
(Photo: Ezra David Romero / Capital Public Radio)
California agriculture spans more than 24 million acres. That soil has the potential to become a carbon-trapping sponge, offsetting some greenhouse gas emissions, according to a study by UC Davis researchers.
Story by Julia Mitric.
(Photo: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service [CC BY-SA 4.0])
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
A year and a half after the fatal Sacramento police shooting of Stephon* Clark, California Governor Gavin Newsom is expected to sign into law on Monday a new standard for when officers can use deadly force.
Story by Ben Adler.
(Photo: Assemblymembers Kevin McCarty, left, and Shirley Weber, left, are coauthors of AB 392 - Ben Adler / Capital Public Radio)
Imagine Tahoe with little to no snow, a lot more people, extreme wildfires and maybe even a change of lake color. That's what scientists say could happen in Tahoe by the year 2100.
Story by Ezra David Romero.
(Photo: Lake Tahoe - Ezra David Romero / Capital Public Radio)
A new property tax increase could raise $10 billion a year for schools, community colleges, and local governments.
Story by Ben Adler.
(Photo: Courtesy of Capital Public Radio)
Monday, August 19, 2019
One of the most expensive political fights in California history could be headed for the November 2020 ballot: a property tax increase that could raise $10 billion a year for schools, community colleges and local governments.
Story by Ben Adler.
(Photo: Courtesy of Capital Public Radio)
California's struggling legal cannabis industry is expected to grow next year to $3.1 billion, but it remains far outmatched by the state's thriving illegal market.
Story by Julia Mitric.
(Photo: Jeff Chiu / File / AP / via Capital Public Radio)
California lawmakers want to reduce barriers to acquiring pre-exposure prophylaxis, a drug regimen that can prevent HIV.
Story by Sammy Caiola.
The leader of the California state Senate says negotiations over whether gig economy workers at companies like Lyft, Uber, and Postmates should be classified as employees will likely continue into next year.
Story by Ben Adler.
(Photo: Senate President pro Tem Toni Atkins - Rich Pedroncelli / AP / via Capital Public Radio)
The Trump administration’s new Endangered Species Act regulations released this week could breathe new life into a twice-defeated effort to grandfather Obama-era environmental rules into California law.
Story by Ben Adler.
More of the interview can be found HERE.
(Photo: Rennett Stowe from USA [CC BY 2.0])
California spends more on health treatment than prevention. Advocates are pushing for more investment in housing, early childhood education and other environmental factors that could prevent chronic disease.
Story by Sammy Caiola.
(Photo credit: University of the Fraser Valley [CC BY 2.0])
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Advocates are pushing for more investment in housing, early childhood education and other environmental factors that could prevent chronic disease.
Story by Sammy Caiola.
(Photo: Spring Lake Park - Stepheng3 [Public domain])
California is suing the Trump administration over its proposal to roll back the Clean Power Plan, former-president Barack Obama’s signature climate policy to reduce carbon emissions.
Story by Scott Rodd.
(Photo: In this July 27, 2018, file photo, the Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyo. - J. David Ake / AP Photo / via CapRadio)
Lawmakers grilled California State University leaders at a hearing Monday over a $1.5 billion surplus fund it failed to disclose to students and the state.
Story by Scott Rodd.
(Photo: CSULA sign on Campus – Justefrain, Own work [CC BY 3.0])
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
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