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Sacramento County declares monkeypox a local public health emergency in response to rising cases
The emergency declaration allows the county to access funding and be more proactive in its response to the outbreak.
Fast food workers could get collective bargaining, better workplace standards under new legislation
The bill would create a Fast Food Sector Council to set minimum workplace wages, hours and standards. It could drastically change the fast food and franchising industries in California.
August 9, 2022
North Sacramento was annexed decades ago. Some residents say the City has long neglected it.
CapRadio journalists have listened to residents of Hagginwood, Del Paso Heights, Old North Sacramento and other nearby communities. They’ve shared their frustrations — and also ideas about community-led solutions.
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August 8, 2022
Black and Latino students find their voice through civics education in Sacramento
Paired with low voter turnout, Black and Latino students in California are among the least likely to be exposed to civic engagement opportunities and education.
August 8, 2022
North Sacramento residents push back on affordable housing, say city ‘dumping’ homelessness solutions in neighborhood
City leaders and experts say many plans for affordable housing never get off the ground in Sacramento, or are delayed or downsized. That’s in part due to pushback from organized neighborhood groups, sometimes referred to as NIMBYs.
August 7, 2022
Poorer students still get the least qualified teachers, but California has made progress
There are 40% more teachers in poor schools who lack the required qualifications than in the richest schools, an EdSource analysis found.
August 7, 2022
In California, abortion could become a constitutional right. So could birth control.
Proposition 1, the constitutional amendment that would enshrine abortion in California’s constitution, would also lock in a right that has gotten less attention: the right to “choose or refuse” contraception.
August 6, 2022
A California man’s ‘painful and terrifying’ road to a monkeypox diagnosis
A Bay Area man described himself as “delirious” from the pain of a quickly spreading rash, but it took six telehealth appointments, one urgent care visit, and two emergency room trips before he was finally diagnosed and treated for monkeypox.
August 6, 2022
Wrangling over renewables: Counties push back on Newsom administration usurping local control
The state can expedite approval of renewable energy projects but rural counties say they already do their part with solar and wind farms. “We’re in the crosshairs, but we don’t think we are the right target here,” one rural advocate says.
New variants, wastewater data, long COVID: What Sacramento region experts are watching
Experts and public health officials in the Sacramento region share how their approach to COVID-19 is changing as new variants emerge and new tools, like wastewater data, become more important.