EducationAs California transitions to electric vehicles, a Sacramento high school will start training students as EV techniciansDecember 11, 2023 | Srishti PrabhaStarting in January of 2024, Kennedy High School will be one of the first in the county and state to reframe its automotive career pathway to focus on zero-emission technology, including electric and hybrid vehicles. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento City Unified first-ever hygiene drive collects items for unhoused studentsDecember 9, 2023 | Vicki GonzalezThe school district is asking for donations of items such as soap, shampoo, toothbrushes and toothpaste through Dec. 22 to help unhoused students and their families. The district estimates around 3,500 students don’t have permanent housing. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentHigh-speed rail projects in California and Nevada get a $6 billion infusion of federal infrastructure moneyDecember 8, 2023The White House hopes to jumpstart high-speed rail in the U.S. with money from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Much of the funding announced this week will go to projects in Nevada and California.
The Sacramento region could see its first toll lanes. Caltrans wants to know what you think.December 8, 2023 | Chris Hagan | Vicki GonzalezA new plan would add toll express lanes spanning parts of I-80 and Highway 50 starting just east of UC Davis and crossing over into the city of Sacramento up to I-5. Caltrans is asking residents to weigh in through Jan. 5. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentGrassroots effort aims to alleviate Sacramento’s disparity in tree canopy coverageDecember 8, 2023 | Tony RodriguezThe Meadowview Urban Tree Project is a grassroots initiative in Sacramento that aims to address the disparity in tree coverage in South Sacramento areas by removing stumps and planting trees.
State GovernmentCalifornia budget rollercoaster: Analyst predicts $68 billion deficitDecember 7, 2023California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office projects a 2024-25 budget deficit twice as large as 2023-24. It says the state could dip into reserves and cut some one-time spending.
EducationSacramento State faculty joined rolling statewide strike ThursdayDecember 7, 2023 | Janelle SalangaThe Dec. 7 strike closed out a series of four one-day strikes the California Faculty Association organized this week to put pressure on California State University leadership to increase salary and improve working conditions.
Health CareSutter Health psychiatric hospital workers hold one-day strike to call for higher wages, staffing increasesDecember 6, 2023 | Kate WolffeDozens of unionized health care workers picketed outside the Sutter Center for Psychiatry on Folsom Boulevard Wednesday to protest protracted contract negotiations, which have stretched on for more than a year and a half.
State GovernmentGaza cease-fire protests prompt Newsom to hold virtual Capitol Christmas tree-lighting ceremonyDecember 6, 2023California Governor Gavin Newsom won't host an in-person Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the state Capitol this year because of concerns that protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza would disrupt the annual event.
EducationSacramento State commencements will be without live band in a cost-cutting measureDecember 5, 2023 | Janelle SalangaIn a shift from the majority of previous years, all of Sacramento State's commencements will be played by KSSU, the university's student-run radio station.