This Is What It Feels Like | Episode 3Thriving at Age 106October 11, 2023What are the secrets to living a long life? Glenna Walters shares some insight into finding joy and purpose and how those can lead to a meaningful life after 106 years. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and Lifestyle‘Mom… Guess What!’: Remembering cornerstone of Sacramento LGBTQ+ communityOctober 11, 2023 | Janelle SalangaThirty-five years after National Coming Out Day, looking at one of Sacramento’s first LGBTQ+ newspapers and its role in helping Sacramentans navigate life after coming out.
EducationSacramento-area community grapples with rise of school districts’ gender notification policiesOctober 11, 2023 | Janelle SalangaAlso known as forced outing policies, two districts in the region voted to implement them last month. They’re one way parents’ rights activists are making policy inroads under the logic of greater family openness.
State GovernmentCalifornia emergency regulations would change use of solitary confinement in prisonsOctober 10, 2023 | Kate WolffeOver 3,000 people are in restricted housing in California prisons; the new rules would limit the use and terms. Advocates say the changes don't go far enough and the process is rushed. The public can comment until Oct. 14. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentWhat roadkill can tell us about California's deer and mountain lion populationsOctober 10, 2023 | Manola SecairaUC Davis researchers have collected data on animals killed on the road for years. Fraser Shilling, director of the university’s Road Ecology Center, says it’s important information to understand the health of their populations. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Naloxone can save students' lives, but not every school has itOctober 9, 2023A life-saving drug is gaining support for use in schools across the country, but only about half of the largest districts stock it.
Environment'Miracle' water year in California: Rain, snow put state's reservoirs at 128% of historical averageOctober 5, 2023California has ended its water year with above average rain and snow, making it one of the wettest years in recorded state history. The state got just over 33 and 1/2 inches of precipitation during the water year that ended Sept. 30.
State GovernmentDianne Feinstein memorialized at SF City Hall by family, friends and Blue AngelsOctober 5, 2023Hundreds of mourners gathered at San Francisco's City Hall to remember the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who was the city's first female mayor and then one of California's first female senators.
This Is What It Feels Like | Episode 2Being CatcalledOctober 4, 2023What does it feel like to be catcalled? From violence and safety concerns to the emotional toll of catcalling, Host Terra Lopez gains some insight and understanding about how to solve this deep-rooted issue. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareKaiser strike: Sacramento workers say ‘unsafe staffing’ means patients wait hours for careOctober 4, 2023 | Nicole NixonKaiser employees in Sacramento joined a nationwide strike against the health care giant Wednesday. They say staffing levels leave patients waiting hours for routine care.