News Archive

State Government

Brown Acts On Over 1,000 Bills

September 30, 2014 | Katie Orr

Governor Jerry Brown has finished acting on legislation for the year.

Downtown Mall Businesses Preparing To Leave

September 30, 2014 | Bob Moffitt

Businesses in the east side of Sacramento's Downtown Plaza Mall closed in April of this year as the Sacramento Kings prepared to demolish the site for a new arena. Now, businesses in the west end are also making plans to move.

Liberian Community In Texas Uneasy

September 30, 2014

(AP) -- The Centers for Disease Control is expected to hold a press conference Tuesday afternoon on the first confirmed Ebola case in the United States.

9/30 King Fire Update: Parts of El Dorado Forest Reopened

September 30, 2014

The King Fire is now 92 percent contained and officials have reopened parts of the El Dorado Forest that had been shut down due to the blaze.

California Burning: The Wildfire Challenge For Southern Californians

September 30, 2014 | Amy Quinton

Wildfires behave differently in southern California than in northern forests. Strong Santa Ana winds and the region's unique ecology make fire inevitable and dangerous. That's why some homeowners have taken "defensible space" to a whole new level.

California's Water Year Ends As One Of The Driest On Record

September 30, 2014 | Amy Quinton

California has received less than 60 percent of the rain and snow this water year that it normally gets. Water managers are warning the new water year may be just as bad.

Sales Tax Rates To Increase For Truckee And Davis

September 30, 2014 | Ed Joyce

Sales taxes increase Wednesday in the cities of Davis and Truckee.

State Government

Plastic Bag Ban Opponents Seek Referendum After Brown Signs Bill

September 30, 2014

(AP) - California is the first state government in the nation to adopt a single-use plastic grocery bag ban.

Environment

Shoppers Respond To California's Plastic Bag Ban

September 30, 2014 | Katie Orr

California’s new plastic bag ban is going to mean a change in behavior for some shoppers.

Mayor Johnson: Sacramento's Image Is Improving

September 29, 2014 | Bob Moffitt

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson says the time of 5 p.m. restaurant closures and no night life in Sacramento has gone by the wayside. The U.S.Conference of Mayors was in town this weekend and the mayor reports they left impressed.