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Sacramento feels something like other valley towns, but bigger. And it has big surprises. An exciting food scene, for one thing, at least before COVID. (The Big Tomato was always farm-to-fork.) Cool evening breezes in summer, outdoor a/c, thanks to the nearby Delta. And a spectacular State Capitol. Join us for more, just up the road.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom said the pause is not expected to have a significant impact on California’s vaccine allocation or plans to reopen by mid-June — a plan that is contingent on adequate vaccine supply.
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SB 663 would allow the target of a recall to access names and addresses of voters who signed a petition to recall them. The bill author says it would help ensure voters were not misled, but others say it would inflate fears of retaliation.
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From May to Nov., Santa Rosa spent $680,000 to supply and manage a tent city at a popular neighborhood community center. The six-month experiment charted a new course for the Northern California city’s approach to homeless services.
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Blue Shield is pushing forward with its vaccine distribution efforts in partnership with the state. Company officials say they’re set up to vaccinate six million Californians a week, pending vaccine supply.
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The city of Chico is being sued by a group of unhoused people over the city’s ongoing sweeps of homeless encampments set up in parks and other public spaces.
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When Dave heard of the passing of one of his personal heroes, Glynn Lunney, he got on the phone to retired NASA Flight Director Gerry Griffin and they put together this special tribute episode for our Apollo@50 series. Glynn Lunney was the fourth NASA Flight Director and was integral to the space program's pioneering Mercury, Gemini and Apollo Projects. He passed away due to a bout with cancer on May 19, 2021.
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Five of seven Chico City Council members this week signaled they were uninterested in exploring the viability of a sanctioned campground for unsheltered people on city-owned land in south Chico. The council also voted to rescind its declaration of a shelter crisis – originally adopted by resolution in 2018 – in a 5-2 vote, with members Alex Brown and Scott Huber against.
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The original gold rush boomtown of Sacramento boomed first as a tent city along the river’s mudflats, an area more or less defined these days by Front and J Streets, west of I-5—Old Sacramento. Then came California’s Great Flood, which inundated the entire valley for 45 days straight. Join us for more, just up the road.
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The generation of green power from offshore wind turbines is set to see major gains under plans introduced by President Joe Biden, but as an industry expert explains, the path in California is more complicated.
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The former Minneapolis police officer faces manslaughter and murder charges in George Floyd's death. The prosecution and defense get one last chance to be heard before the jury begins deliberation.
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The CDC reported a hopeful statistic in the country's fight against the coronavirus on Sunday. On Monday, every adult in the country will be eligible to register to be vaccinated.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a warning about the Peloton Tread+ after reports of children being injured. Peloton insists the machine is safe when used as directed.
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The U.S. and China say they will work together to tackle climate change. It's a rare display of cooperation amid an overall tense relationship.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with professor Evan Lieberman about the study he co-authored looking at how sharing information about the pandemic's racial disparities affect peoples' policy opinions.
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The police killing of 20-year-old Daunte Wright has spurred seven nights of street protests in Brooklyn Center, Minn. Amid tear gas and grief, local organizers are stepping up.
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In Minneapolis, residents brace for a possible verdict this week in the murder trial against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
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With industrial metal tufting guns, fiber artists can make colorful, textured designs — Pokémon characters, candy wrappers, portraiture — worthy of walls, floors or social media feeds.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Heather Bolen about an article she wrote that got LinkedIn to add several new title options for stay-at-home parents.
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Charlotte Jee of the MIT Technology Review speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about some of the ideas to make the internet more welcoming to women.
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