Governor Brown blocks noncitizens from serving on California boards and commissions. Plus, signed a measure expanding California's paid family leave program to military families.
Story by Ben Adler.
Seventeen people have been charged in connection with a robbery ring that targeted Apple stores in California. Eight are now in custody.
Story by Drew Sandsor.
Friday, September 28, 2018
A new poll by the Public Policy Institute of California suggests the fate of Proposition 6, which would repeal the state’s gas tax increase, could rest on what voters think they’re being asked to decide on.
Story by Nadine Sebai.
UBER headquarters in San Francisco. Credit: Eric Risberg / AP file photoUber agrees to big fine to settle 2016 data breach case in which it paid off hackers for silence.
Story by Drew Sandsor.
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Carl DeMaio, Yes on 6 Proposition chairman, speaks in Sacramento. Credit: Nadine Sebai / Capital Public RadioBackers of the gas tax repeal unveiled a new 2020 ballot initiative Tuesday. Vote in support of Prop 6 in November, they say, and this new measure will get roads fixed and transportation projects funded.
Story by Nadine Sebai.
Those red flag warnings we hear on the radio or on TV are a big deal. They're posted online by the National Weather Service. It means that if a fire sparks conditions are just right for that blaze to get out of hand.
Story by Ezra David Romero.
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Linda Dunn, center, and Ron Freund, right, protest before the first of three public hearings on the Trump administration's proposal to roll back car-mileage standards in a region with some of the nation's worst air pollution Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. Credit: Gary Kazanjian / AP PhotoEnvironmentalists and California officials rallied at a hearing today in Fresno against the Trump administration’s proposal to roll back car-mileage standards and prevent the state from setting its own emission limits.
Members of the California Nurses Association and supporters rally on the second-floor rotunda at the Capitol calling for a single-payer health plan, Wednesday, June 28, 2017, in Sacramento. Credit: Rich Pedroncelli / AP PhotoCalifornia Governor Jerry Brown signed five new laws came from a group of lawmakers and advocates who want to see all Californians insured.
Tuesday, September 25, 20189
Credit: Andrew Nixon / Capital Public RadioCalifornia educators will have new resources to teach media literacy next year under a bill recently signed by Governor Jerry Brown.
Rubble was all that remained of some buildings in Santa Rosa on October 12, 2017, in the wake of the Tubbs Fire. Credit: Andrew Nixon / Capital Public RadioCalifornia Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill that shifts billions of dollars of wildfire-recovery costs from electric utility shareholders to ratepayers.
People line up at the California Department of Motor Vehicles prior to opening in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. Credit: Richard Vogel / AP PhotoThe California Department of Motor Vehicles has come under fire for long wait times. Now, it will undergo a performance audit at the direction of Governor Jerry Brown.
Monday, September 24, 2018
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