News Archive

Health Care

As California Sends More Vaccines To Underserved Communities, Local Clinics And Residents Do The Legwork

March 31, 2021 | Scott Rodd

Clinics are conducting social media campaigns and working with established community members to ensure vaccines reach hard-hit communities.

California Coronavirus Updates: Californians Age 50 And Over Can Sign Up For A COVID-19 Vaccine On State Website

March 31, 2021

In a Pew Research center poll conducted over the summer, nearly 30% of Americans said that the pandemic has strengthened their faith.

Stockton Officers Fired After Beating of 17-Year-Old Driver

March 30, 2021 | Rich Ibarra

Two Stockton Police officers were fired Tuesday and three others disciplined following an investigation into the beating of a 17-year-old driver.

‘Coming Back to God’: Religious Leaders Say Sacramentans Relied More On Faith During Pandemic

March 30, 2021 | Pauline Bartolone

People leaned heavily into their faith communities over the past year to help them through the COVID-19 crisis and explain the turmoil. National polling suggests that experience may be widespread.

PolitiFact California

In Majority Of States, It's Faster To Obtain A Rifle Than To Register To Vote

March 30, 2021

Shortly after high-profile mass shootings in Georgia and Colorado, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on gun violence. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., used an analogy with voting rights to make the case for stricter gun control.

State Government

As Access Expands, California Is Set To Close 2 Mass Vaccination Sites In Oakland, LA

March 30, 2021 | Nicole Nixon

As COVID-19 vaccinations ramp up around the nation and more adults become eligible to get the shot, FEMA is slated to pull out of two of California’s mass vaccination sites, taking thousands of vaccines with it.

State Government

Is California Blowing It On Unemployment Reform?

March 29, 2021

The state went deep into debt to keep jobless benefits flowing during the pandemic. And if it doesn’t fix its $48 billion unemployment problem, that could derail COVID-19 recovery.

Stockton Ports To Play For The First Time Since The Pandemic

March 29, 2021 | Rich Ibarra

Banner Island Ballpark will welcome fans back on May 11 for opening day. The schedule calls for 120 games with 60 home games.

Gregory Kondos, World-Famous Sacramento Painter, Dies At 97

March 29, 2021 | Steve Milne

Kondos was the son of Greek immigrants. He was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, in 1923 and moved to Sacramento with his family in the late 1920s. He was known in the art world for his California landscape paintings.

Jazz

Former Rio Americano Jazz Students On The Path To Success

March 29, 2021 | Andrew Mills

Trumpeter Grady Flamm and vibraphonist, composer and arranger Jackson Irvine have accomplished a lot in their young careers. They spoke with CapRadio’s Andrew Mills on their early jazz education, their future outlook, and more.