Sacramento RegionPro-Palestinian demonstrators camp at Sacramento State to protest war in GazaDemonstrators in support of Palestine and protesting the war in Gaza Set up camps at Sacramento State University Monday, the latest campus to join protests that have organized across the country over the past few weeks.
EnvironmentAs climate change impacts food webs, California researchers want to help make seafood safer
State GovernmentApril 30, 2024California's population grew in 2023, halting 3 years of declineThe California Department of Finance released a population estimate on Tuesday showing the state gained just over 67,000 people in 2023 for a total population of more than 39.1 million. It's the first population increase since 2019.
Sacramento RegionApril 30, 2024Chris FeltsOakland A’s fans protest move to Sacramento at River Cats gameOakland Athletics fans have turned their attention to Sacramento Kings and River Cats owner Vivek Ranadivé, to protest his assistance in moving the A’s out of Oakland on their way to a possibly permanent home in Las Vegas. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareApril 29, 2024California is joining with a New Jersey company to buy a generic opioid overdose reversal drugAmneal Pharmaceuticals will sell naloxone to California for $24 per pack, or about 40% cheaper than the market rate. California will give away the packs for free to first responders, universities and community organizations.
Health CareApril 29, 2024Kate WolffeAs health care gets more expensive, California looks to limit cost increasesCalifornia formed the Office of Health Care Affordability in 2022, and Wednesday the board voted on a spending target that could begin to rein in costs.
Health CareApril 26, 2024Kate WolffeSutter Health psychiatric hospital staff strike for the second time in five monthsWorkers conducted a three-day strike this week to call attention to ongoing contract negotiations with the health care giant. They allege some concerns about wages and unsafe staffing levels haven’t been addressed.
EducationApril 26, 2024Rural counties far from universities struggle to recruit teachersAllowing community colleges to offer K-12 credentials could be a solution, UCLA report says
State GovernmentApril 25, 2024Millions of Californians weigh options after losing an affordable internet subsidyA federal affordable internet subsidy is going away and 3 million Californians must decide whether to end access largely considered a human right.
State GovernmentApril 25, 2024Colleagues remember Delaine Eastin, the only woman to be elected California state superintendentDuring her two terms, from 1995 to 2003, Eastin successfully pushed for lower class sizes in elementary schools, new academic standards and the installation of school gardens.
EnvironmentApril 25, 2024130 million Americans routinely breathe unhealthy air, report findsClimate change is making it harder to meet clean air goals, says the 25th annual State of the Air report from the American Lung Association.
Health CareApril 24, 2024Kate WolffeGov. Gavin Newsom wants to let Arizona doctors provide abortions in CaliforniaCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers are announcing legislation Wednesday aimed at helping Arizonans access abortions after the Arizona Supreme Court allowed a near total-ban to move forward.
