News Archive

Diminishing Returns: Is California Running Out Of Ways To Lead Voters To The Polls?

March 31, 2019

Democratic legislators in California—a state that already makes it easier to vote than almost any other—are trying to make it even easier. But there are signs that efforts to ease voting may have reached the point of diminishing returns.

Arts and Lifestyle

Interview: Ginger Rutland Reflects On Bringing Her Mother's Memoir 'When We Were Colored' To The Stage

March 29, 2019

Ginger Rutland, a veteran writer and journalist who grew up in Sacramento, has a new play adapted from a memoir written by her late mother Eva.

Health Care

California Health Officials 'Very Concerned' As Number Of Measles Cases Rise

March 29, 2019 | Julia Mitric

California currently has 16 confirmed cases of measles from Los Angeles to Butte county. Infants under one year old are among the most vulnerable.

Arts and Lifestyle

Writer Ginger Rutland Paints A Loving Family Portrait In New Play 'When We Were Colored'

March 29, 2019 | Jeff Hudson

CapRadio Theatre Critic Jeff Hudson says the play by the veteran Sacramento writer and journalist is a moving picture of her parents, describing their experience as a black family in 1950s Sacramento.

Some Rural California Counties Have Much Higher Arrest Rates Than Urban Ones, Report Finds

March 29, 2019 | Chris Nichols

While the report didn't explain the divide in rural and urban arrests rates, some law enforcement officials in rural counties say more familiarity with their citizens might be part of the reason.

How An Elk Grove Woman And Her Mother Ended Up Honored In The Baseball Hall Of Fame

March 29, 2019 | Bob Moffitt

An Elk Grove woman and her 93-year-old mother are included in the Baseball Hall of Fame as the first mother-daughter "ball dudettes" in Major League history. And you could see one on the field at San Francisco Giants home games this season.

State Government

Gov. Gavin Newsom To Visit El Salvador To Talk Immigration

March 29, 2019

(AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he will make his first international trip as governor to El Salvador in April to discuss the poverty and violence that's causing waves of migrants to seek asylum in the U.S.

Business

Business Journal: SMUD Proposing Rate Hikes; New Glory Brewery Grows; More Coworking Spaces

March 29, 2019 | Steve Milne

SMUD customers could see rate increases over the next two years. The Sacramento Business Journal's Sonya Sorich has the details, plus news about New Glory Craft Brewery and the rise in coworking spaces.

Health Care

Peer Mental Health Workers Could Become State-Certified Under Proposed California Law

March 28, 2019 | Sammy Caiola

Health advocates are hoping to build a workforce of people living with mental illness to help guide others in need of services toward care. Some people are already doing the work, but a new law would make it a billable service through Medi-Cal.

Two Women Retrofit Bus To Offer Showers For Homeless Residents In Stockton, Lodi

March 28, 2019 | Rich Ibarra

They plan to operate the program four days a week, providing 50 showers a day.