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The average age of a U.S. farmer is nearly sixty. A training program based in Winters, California aims to open a path into farming for immigrants and "second career" farmers.

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Senator Toni Atkins On Affordable Housing

September 26, 2017 | Cody Drabble

Senator Toni Atkins has been trying for almost a decade to pass permanent funding for affordable housing in California, and in the last week of the legislative session she sent S.B. 2 to Governor Brown's desk.

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Business

Report: Sacramento Region Beats National Average For GDP Growth

September 25, 2017

A new report shows the Sacramento region's 3.1 percent rise in its gross domestic product last year was more than double the national average of 1.5 percent.

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Kushman By the Bottle: Wineries And Farm To Fork

September 20, 2017 | Jen Picard

How do California wineries take part in California's farm to fork marketplace? Wine expert Rick Kushman returns to talk about that and the fall harvest.

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Political Junkie Goes West: Trump Visits The UN

September 18, 2017 | Cody Drabble

Political Junkie Ken Rudin previews President Donald Trump's visit with world leaders at the United Nations, dealmaking with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and more.

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Business

Modesto's Home Flipping Rate Rises, Bucking National Trend

September 14, 2017 | Steve Milne

Modesto has one of the highest home flipping rates in the United States. Analysts say flippers like Modesto because it still has a lot of low-priced housing available.

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How Federal Housing Policy Segregated American Communities

September 12, 2017 | Cody Drabble

The housing crisis started with the public policies that created racially segregated communities. Reporter Cosmo Garvin spoke with Richard Rothstein about his book "The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America."

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State Government

California Bill Takes Aim At Wells Fargo Arbitration

September 6, 2017

(AP) - The California Legislature is backing a measure that could require Wells Fargo to go to court over its fake account scandal.

State Government

California Lawmakers Shelve, Gut Hundreds Of Bills In Rapid-Fire Sessions

September 1, 2017 | Chris Nichols

California lawmakers stopped a proposal to let bars stay open until 4 a.m., shelved plans to regulate marijuana marketing and refused further review of a contentious Mohave desert water project.

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