Food and SustainabilityCongress created changes to food assistance. Here's what they meanJune 3, 2023In an effort to avoid defaulting on the nation's loans, lawmakers created updates to SNAP, the nation's largest food assistance safety net. There are new work requirements as well as exemptions.
JazzBlue Note Jazz Festival returns to Napa with Robert Glasper as the artist-in-residenceJune 2, 2023 | Chris CampbellThe three-day festival will return with Grammy Award-winning producer Robert Glasper as the artist-in-residence. Performers include Mary J. Blige, Chance the Rapper, Big Freedia and DJ Jazzy Jeff. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
PolitiFact California‘It’s not for them to decide’: Elk Grove Maidu family on regulating tribal regalia at graduation ceremoniesJune 1, 2023 | Janelle SalangaIn 2019, California enacted a bill which codified California high school students’ right to wear cultural or tribal regalia during graduation ceremonies. Still, families face procedural hoops to jump through — which a task force aims to rectify.
Health CarePublic health officials urge mpox vaccinations ahead of LGBTQ+ Pride celebrationsJune 1, 2023 | Kate WolffeIn an open letter, California’s head of STD control urged doctors to be vigilant about mpox spread in their communities. Sacramento’s LGBT Community Center has events scheduled all month to increase vaccination rates.
Matchmaking, parenting classes: The Sacramento Zoo's baby orangutan came after of years of careful planningJune 1, 2023 | Vicki GonzalezEven orangutans can have trouble finding a mate. The Sacramento Zoo spent years encouraging a relationship between a female and male Sumatran orangutan before welcoming the baby primate. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Senate approves bill to limit police stops for headlights, expired registrationMay 31, 2023 | Nicole NixonSen. Steven Bradford’s SB50 would prohibit police from pulling someone over for a minor infraction related to lighting, registration or license plates alone.
Sacramento groups denounce anti-semitic remarks made at City Council meetingsMay 31, 2023 | Kristin LamThe Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region held a press conference following weeks of hateful comments at Sacramento City Council meetings.
Sacramento aims to reopen a public pool next summer. What do communities lose without access?May 31, 2023 | Kristin LamPublic pools serve as community resources, local leaders and residents said, but the city not prioritizing funding for them can take away opportunities.
State GovernmentNewsom and Democratic lawmakers at odds over billions in health care fundsMay 30, 2023Gov. Gavin Newsom is getting pressure from his political allies to begin spending money on health care that the state raised by fining Californians who go without health insurance. But Newsom says the state can't afford to.
EnvironmentHow California’s record snowpack plays a part in wildfire seasonMay 30, 2023 | Manola SecairaA wet winter brought record snowpack to California and might change how and where wildfires pop up in the state during warmer months.
