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10/15/2024

Californians pay the highest rates at the pump in the U.S. due to taxes and environmental regulations. The average price for regular unleaded gas in the state was about $4.68 per gallon as of Monday, compared to the national average of $3.20, according to AAA.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law aimed at preventing gas prices from spiking at the pump. The move marks the Democrat's latest step in a battle with the oil industry over energy prices and the impacts of climate change.

10/14/2024

The cafe invites beginners to start playing through their events run by in-house dungeon masters — or DMs — who are in charge of running the roleplaying games. Many of these events, which people can buy tickets to participate in, are introductory “one-shot” games where beginners can jump right into a story.

This story is part of the Solving Sacramento journalism collaborative.

There and Back Cafe owners Ross and Heidi Rojek have created a space where people can spin fantastical stories and, most importantly, forge new friendships.

10/14/2024

Going forward, the new Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary will be managed in partnership with tribes and Indigenous groups in the area, who will advise the federal government. It marks a growing movement under the Biden administration to give tribes a say over the lands and waters that were taken from them.

Over 4,500 square miles of ocean will be protected off the California coast. It will also be managed in partnership with the indigenous groups that fought to create it.

10/14/2024

The bill – Assembly Bill X2-1 – would require refineries to keep a to-be-determined minimum amount of gas supply on hand to help smooth out price spikes the state said happen when refineries go down for routine maintenance.

As a gasoline reserve bill faces a final vote today, labor advocates say the bill’s safety measures don’t go far enough.

10/14/2024

Clown face paint, crowd surfing and mosh pits were frequent scenes at Aftershock, Sacramento's annual rock and heavy metal festival at Discovery Park.

The four-day music festival at Discovery Park began Thursday and will go through the weekend.

10/14/2024

Involuntary servitude is prohibited in California’s Constitution except as punishment for a crime. However, people inside prisons in the state are required to work for nominal sums. Proposition 6 on California’s ballot this November would eliminate that “exception” clause in the state’s constitution.

Proposition 6 promises to rid the state of involuntary servitude once and for all. It’s not clear how California prison labor would change.

10/14/2024

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill in late September that paves the way for migrant farm workers with school-aged children to be able to live at migrant centers year-round.

A new California Assembly Bill will pave the way for migrant centers to transition some of its housing units to year-round availability. The bill aims to stabilize the education of migrant farmworkers’ children.

10/12/2024

Proposition 36 is a tough-on-crime ballot measure that has Democrats in the state split. Governor Gavin Newsom has spoken out frequently against the measure. It would roll back aspects of Proposition 47, which he says has helped the state make positive criminal justice reforms.

The state has six close congressional races, and the GOP is looking to turn more people in those districts out to vote.

10/11/2024

The bill was inspired by findings from the state's Division of Petroleum Market Oversight, which demonstrated that gas price spikes are largely caused by increases in global crude oil prices and unplanned refinery outages.

The California state Senate has passed a bill aimed at preventing gas prices from spiking at the pump. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is backing the proposal.

10/11/2024

In each of the separate lawsuits state regulators filed, dozens of internal communications, documents and research data were redacted — blacked-out from public view — since authorities entered into confidentiality agreements with TikTok.

In communications newly revealed, TikTok executives discuss being aware of the harms caused by their app. TikTok officials were warned of the app’s dangers to minors.

10/11/2024

Although Hispanic Heritage Month is nearing its end, Sacramento’s diverse Hispanic-owned restaurants aren’t going anywhere. Here's how to celebrate through food ⤵️

These three establishments each offer something unique to Sacramento’s culinary scene. One brings authentic chocolate from Latin America, another makes authentic Salvadorian food and the last aims to introduce people to traditional Peruvian food.

10/11/2024

The snowy dirtball is nearly 2 miles in diameter and its tail of dust and gasses extends for tens of millions of miles, Bill Cooke, lead of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, told NPR.

Your unusual chance to see a comet in the sky is here. C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was discovered by astronomers in 2023 — and will appear to the naked eye over the next couple weeks.

10/11/2024

The California Department of Health Care Services approved three counties – Inyo, Santa Clara and Yuba – to offer the services to incarcerated individuals preparing to return home.

It’s the first state in the country to get a program like this off the ground.

10/11/2024

Debra Cummings lives in Del Paso Heights, where she was born and raised. She works in community crisis response and said voters need to think through their options and elect someone who lives in the area, knows its history and worries about the same concerns residents have across the district.

Roger Dickinson and Stephen Walton are running to represent Sacramento City Council District 2, which residents say has endured years of neglect and underfunding. Sean Loloee, the district’s last elected council member, resigned after being indicted.

10/11/2024

There and Back Cafe, which opened on 11th Street in Downtown Sacramento in February 2022, not only sells sweet treats, but provides an array of card and board games that people can play. The cafe also allows people to play tabletop role-playing games — also known as TTRPGs — the most popular one being Dungeons and Dragons.

This story is part of the Solving Sacramento journalism collaborative.

There and Back Cafe owners Ross and Heidi Rojek have created a space where people can spin fantastical stories and, most importantly, forge new friendships.

10/10/2024

Northern California night skywatchers could be in for a colorful show Thursday into Friday. A powerful solar eruption may trigger visible auroras, according to researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who detected the outburst from the sun earlier this week. More from KQED News ⤵️

In 1859, a massive solar storm brought the aurora borealis to awed onlookers — but also knocked out Earth's early communications networks. Could it happen again?

10/10/2024

While a lot of attention is put on Mexican heritage, culture and food during Hispanic Heritage Month, the city’s Hispanic community — and restaurants — are diverse. CapRadio Communities Reporter Gerardo Zavala visited three Hispanic-owned establishments and asked owners about their cultural background, what makes their businesses unique. Here's what he found ⤵️

10/10/2024

America’s elections are decentralized, with thousands of independent voting jurisdictions. That makes it virtually impossible to pull off a large-scale vote-rigging operation that could tip a presidential race — or most any other race.

The nation’s multilayered election processes provide many safeguards that keep voter fraud generally detectable and rare. That's the assessment of current and former election administrators of both parties.

10/10/2024

FAFSA delays left students forced to make all kinds of decisions about college without knowing how they would pay for it. Now, many of those students are fighting to stay in school.

Students had to make all kinds of decisions about college before knowing how much financial aid they would get. Now, some are scrambling to stay in school.

10/10/2024

If the board gives final approval in two weeks, stores in the county’s unincorporated areas could face penalties of up to $10,000 for selling h**p products with higher than 0.3% of THC, which makes users feel high.

Sacramento County this month could pass a ban on selling intoxicating h**p products that supporters say would close loopholes in state and federal law.

10/09/2024

Save the Redwoods League, along with a coalition of other environmental groups, has come out in support of Proposition 4, a measure that would issue $10 billion in bonds for climate-related projects. Advocates say funding these projects will keep California’s climate efforts on track.

Proposition 4 proposes a bond that would fund a wide range of climate-related projects, focusing on those related to improving access to safe drinking water, wildfire prevention and the protection of lands and communities in California.

10/09/2024

Sacramento elects mayors to four-year terms. The position doesn’t have a term limit. The winner of the November election will serve as mayor from December 2024 to December 2028.

Voters can pick Epidemiologist Dr. Flojaune Cofer or Assembly member Kevin McCarty to replace Darrell Steinberg as Sacramento’s mayor.

10/09/2024

Prop. 35 would take an existing tax on health insurance plans and use the money to increase payment to doctors and other providers who see Medi-Cal patients. Its supporters have raised $50 million, drawing from groups representing hospitals, doctors and insurers.

Prop. 35 on California's 2024 ballot would lock in revenue for Medi-Cal payments. Some critics worry it jeopardizes federal health care funding.

10/09/2024

In many cases, even people who have been convicted and are serving time for a misdemeanor or felony, or who have a criminal past, are still eligible to vote. Here's what to know ⤵️

People who are in jail and haven't been convicted of a crime — and even many who have been convicted — retain their right to vote. But it's often challenging for them to exercise it.

10/09/2024

The list of participants joining the national naloxone push includes major corporations like Amazon, the National Hockey League, and United Airlines as well as some universities. Labor and contractor organizations have also signed on, along with restaurant and hospitality trade groups.

The White House says big companies like Amazon, the NHL, and United Airlines are joining the push to prevent overdoses by making naloxone widely available.

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