A Music of Their Own | Episode 1Sarah Kirkland SniderDecember 8, 2022In response to the question “Is music by women womanish?” composer Sarah Kirkland Snider discusses “emotional” music by Classical composers; charges of femininity in her own music by The New York Times; aging gracefully; and sex appeal. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityListen: Michelin awards Sacramento restaurant Localis with a coveted starDecember 7, 2022 | Randol WhiteCapRadio’s Randol White speaks with The Sacramento Bee’s Benjy Egel about the city’s latest Michelin-starred destination. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Fall quarter at UC Davis is about to end. What happens to grades if the UC strike doesn’t?December 7, 2022 | Janelle SalangaFinals week is upon University of California campuses, and as bargaining continues, thousands of grades look to remain unsubmitted. Here’s what that means for students and the strike’s future.
State GovernmentCapitol Annex project violated environmental regulations, appeals court rulesDecember 6, 2022 | Nicole NixonA proposed glass design for the Capitol Annex – which houses offices for state lawmakers and the governor – did not meet environmental and public review laws, according to state appellate court judges.
San Francisco supervisors bar police robots from using deadly force for nowDecember 6, 2022San Francisco had been considering a policy to allow police robots to use deadly force in certain extreme cases. The Board of Supervisors sent the issue back to a committee for further discussion.
REAL ID enforcement is delayed again to 2025December 5, 2022The original deadline for the Transportation Security Administration and other federal agencies to only accept REAL ID-compliant cards was back in 2008.
Fentanyl continues to take students’ lives in Sacramento. Here’s how parents and schools are responding.December 5, 2022 | Srishti PrabhaYoung people looking for pills like Xanax or Aderall are the byproduct of a deadly opioid epidemic in Sacramento. School districts are supplying Narcan and parents are speaking-up about the crisis.
EnvironmentA Sacramento program aims to transition gas-reliant homes to greener energyDecember 5, 2022 | Manola SecairaFor years, California officials have encouraged residents to transition all parts of their lives — cars, stoves, power sources — to renewables. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareThe disability tax: medical bills remain inaccessible for many blind AmericansDecember 4, 2022Health insurers and health care systems across the country are violating disability rights laws by sending medical bills that blind and visually impaired people cannot read, a KHN investigation has found.
Health CareA new use for dating apps: chasing STDsDecember 3, 2022For contact tracers of sexually transmitted diseases, telephones and text messages have become ineffective. Dating apps increasingly are their best bet for informing people of their exposure risks.