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New farmers looking to launch their own business face hurdles like access to land and markets. West Sacramento Urban Farms is helping rookie growers jump-start their own farms.

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State Government

Drivers Could Feel More Pain At Pump Than Expected Due to Gas Tax Increase

April 26, 2017 | Chris Nichols

State GOP lawmakers and some business groups say the full extent of California's gas tax increase has not been publicized. They say it's really a 19 cent per gallon hike, rather than the 12 cent per gallon increase described by Democratic lawmakers.

Business

City Of Stockton Kicks Off Social Media Campaign To Raise Its Image

April 24, 2017 | Rich Ibarra

Stockton has released about a half dozen videos so far, all featuring locals telling their own stories of why "Stockton is Home."

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Food and Sustainability

Asparagus Season Brings Choices For California Shoppers

April 21, 2017 | Julia Mitric

Asparagus is grown in the Delta, the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Coast. California grows over 70 percent of the asparagus consumed in the U.S. but the state's asparagus production has declined 15 to percent annually since 2000.

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Business

Nebraska-Based Company Wins Bid For Oroville Spillway Repair Project

April 18, 2017 | Randol White

Kiewit Infrastructure West, a Nebraska-based construction company, won the contract for the spillway repair project at Lake Oroville with a bid of roughly $275 million.

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Business

California Firms Get $91 Million In Tax Breaks

April 14, 2017

(AP) - A California economic development board has approved an $8 million tax credit for General Motors to expand its autonomous vehicle division in San Francisco.

State Government

California Boosts Funding For Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

April 12, 2017 | Chris Nichols

Plans to build electric vehicle charging stations in California received a boost Wednesday in the form of a $15 million grant approved by state’s Energy Commission.

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Insight Technology Special: Sacramento's Growth, Agricultural Tech, Science Fiction

April 12, 2017 | Chris Remington

The 21st century has already produced dozens of disruptive technologies that have dramatically changed society. Online communication, genetic modification and even drones have changed major industries and our day-to-day lives.

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Business

Marijuana Growers Adjust To Prop 64 Regulations

April 7, 2017 | Julia Mitric

When voters passed Proposition 64 legalizing recreational marijuana use for adults, California was still developing regulations for medical marijuana.

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State Government

Could California Use Existing Money For Road Repairs?

April 5, 2017 | Chris Nichols

Republican state lawmakers say California should pay for its crumbling roads and bridges with existing funds, not a gas tax hike. We’ll take a look at those funds.

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