California Senate passes proposal for $21 bllion wildfire liability fund.
Governor Newsom has said he wants the legislation passed by the end of the week. Ratings agencies have signaled they may downgrade the bond ratings of some California utilities if the state fails to act soon.
Story by Scott Rodd.
(Photo: Flames consume a car dealership as the Camp Fire tears through Paradise, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Tens of thousands of people fled a fast-moving wildfire Thursday in Northern California - Noah Berger / AP Photo / via Capital Public Radio)
The largest earthquake in more than two decades has Californians again grappling with the prospect of major damage from quakes. But a majority of homeowners lack earthquake insurance.
Story by Nick Miller.
Try the insurance calculator at EarthquakeAuthority.com
(Photo: Surface rupture associated with the 6.4 magnitude July 4 earthquake near Ridgecrest, CA - Ben Brooks and Todd Ericksen, United States Geological Survey - USGS.gov [Public Domain])
Physicians and health advocates want the state to broaden guidelines for adverse childhood experiences screenings.
Story by Sammy Caiola.
(Photo credit: Love Krittaya (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons)
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Physicians and health advocates want the state to broaden guidelines for adverse childhood experiences screenings.
Story by Sammy Caiola.
(Photo credit: Love Krittaya (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons)
New CASPIR app could be a useful tool for beekeepers who bring tens of thousands of honey bee colonies to California for pollination season.
Story by Julia Mitric.
The state will pay the student loans for nearly 250 recently-graduated physicians. The Department of Health Care Services says the move will enhance health care services in 39 of California's 58 counties.
Story by Randol White.
(Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
Monday, July 8, 2019
Harmful algae blooms have been discovered across the state from Shasta to the Central Valley to San Diego. The neon-green or white scum is often found as temperatures rise and as waters calm.
Story by Ezra David Romero.
(Photo: A blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) bloom at Clear Lake, Lake County, California, resulted in oxygen depletion in the water and the subsequent mortality of multiple aquatic species, including carp, catfish, bluegill and crappie – Courtesy of California Department of Fish and Wildlife)
You might not be working Friday, but California lawmakers are. They’re expected to vote on the final pieces of the state budget package. They’re also coming to collect expense money known as “per diem.”
Story by Ben Adler.
(Photo: California state capitol building in Sacramento – Andrew Nixon/Capital Public Radio)
There’s a new way to report incidents of pesticide exposure in California. The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) recently launched a bilingual mobile app aimed at those who want to report pesticide incidents without paperwork or phone calls.
Story by Steve Milne.
Friday, July 5, 2019
The California Dream used to be a car and a house. But for some people, today, the dream is a car that IS your house. These are not people pushed by high rents to live in their cars…They are people who choose it. They call it Van Life.
As part of our California Dream collaboration, Capital Public Radio’s Sammy Caiola goes in search of the Van Life community.
(Photo credit: Sammy Caiola)
Thursday, July 4, 2019
Governor Gavin Newsom wanted the Legislature to approve his plan for a wildfire fund by the end of next week. Now, he’s saying it's open-ended.
Story by Scott Rodd.
(Photo: In this Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department - Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department, via AP/Capital Public Radio)
Speaking to a crowd at a Sacramento community college Monday, Governor Newsom celebrated new investments in early childhood education, health care and homelessness.
Story by Ben Adler.
(Photo: Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio)
The state will pay the student loans for nearly 250 recently-graduated physicians. The Department of Health Care Services says the move will enhance health care services in 39 of California's 58 counties.
Story by Randol White.
(Photo: Alex Proimos [CC BY 2.0])
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
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