Methyl Iodide California regulators are
considering approving a controversial pesticide for use on fruit -
even though state scientists have found methyl iodide could result
in significant health risks for workers and the general population.
A public comment period just ended and a final decision by the
California Department of Pesticide Regulation could take several
more months. Today on Insight, we'll talk with a UC Davis chemistry
professor about it.
Whopping Cough Whooping cough is at a peak in
California - what's the epidemic all about and what can be done
about it? We'll talk with a professor of pediatrics, microbiology
and immunology at Stanford University Medical Center about it.
Bastille Day A loose-knit group of Sacramento
residents have come together to put on the first Bastille Day
celebration in Sacramento. It will include a waiter's race like
Paris' and Portland's. Why is this happening Sacramento and how did
it come to be?
Chief Crazy Horse Saloon The famous Chief Crazy
Horse Saloon in Nevada City is scheduled to close on July 31 after
presenting live music since the 1960s, due to a dispute between the
owner of the Nevada City building that houses the Saloon and Grill
and the owner of the saloon. We'll talk with the building's owner,
whose family started the saloon.