Friends, family of Tyre Nichols hold vigil at North Sacramento skate parkDozens of friends and family members came to Regency Community Skate Park to remember Tyre Nichols, who loved to skateboard. Nichols, a former Sacramento resident, was killed by Memphis police earlier this month.
State GovernmentQ&A: Speaker Anthony Rendon on a budget deficit, gun bills and handing over the gavel
State GovernmentJanuary 31, 2023Thieves drain millions off CalFresh and CalWORKs recipients’ cards, families wait and taxpayers payThe EBT cards the state uses to deliver financial assistance to low-income residents lack security features common to credit and debit cards. California officials plan to upgrade.
Race and EquityJanuary 31, 2023More than a million undocumented immigrants gained driver’s licenses in CaliforniaSeven years after the Safe and Responsible Drivers Act gave undocumented residents a license to drive, the state is ready to expand its impact, but the law still has detractors. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentJanuary 30, 2023California reparations task force zeroes in on who’d be eligible for compensationCalifornia’s first-in-the-nation task force on reparations agreed residents should qualify for compensation. But should certain “vulnerable” former residents, such as foster kids or ex-prisoners, be eligible?
January 30, 2023Tyre Nichols loved skateboarding. That's how his friends say they'll remember himOld videos of Nichols on his skateboard have taken on new meaning in recent days — offering friends a way to remember what he loved and how he lived, as opposed to the harrowing way he died.
January 30, 2023State water deliveries to surge — highest in 6 yearsCalifornia cities and growers that receive water from the state aqueduct will get 30% of their allocations — the most in January since 2017.
January 30, 2023NPR’s Nina Totenberg reflects on her 50-year career in news and friendship with late Justice Ruth Bader GinsburgCapRadio Insight host Vicki Gonzalez spoke with Totenberg, NPR's long standing legal affairs correspondent, about her new memoir, time with Ginsburg and thoughts on the controversies surrounding the Supreme Court. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareJanuary 29, 2023FDA experts are still puzzled over who should get which covid shots and whenA single booster seems to prevent death and hospitalization in most people, but protection from the current vaccines wanes within months. FDA experts say they need to know more from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Health CareJanuary 28, 2023FDA moves to ease restrictions on blood donations for men who have sex with menLong criticized as discriminatory, the policy has prevented many gay and bisexual men from donating blood. The Food and Drug Administration revealed a draft of its new approach on Friday.
January 28, 2023Videos like the Tyre Nichols footage can be traumatic. An expert shares ways to copePeople can experience symptoms of PTSD after being exposed to videos with violence and death. Those symptoms can show up immediately or weeks later.
January 27, 2023The city of Memphis releases videos of Tyre Nichols' arrest and beatingIn the videos released by the City of Memphis, officers are shown aggressively dragging Nichols from his car. Later, officers are seen beating and kicking Nichols as he lies on the ground.
