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Can You Pick Or Eat Any Of The Thousands Of Oranges At California’s State Capitol? Great Question!

February 12, 2020 | Bob Moffitt

There are about a dozen orange trees loaded with fruit right now at the Capitol Park in Sacramento. One CapRadio listener walks by them almost daily and wanted to know why the trees are there and if they were being put to good use.

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What's The Best Way To Help Homeless Sacramento Residents? Here's What They Say.

December 2, 2019 | Sammy Caiola

A CapRadio listener asked if it's helpful to give cash to people asking on the street. As part of our “Great Question!” series, we talked to local homeless individuals and advocates about what you should (or shouldn't) do.

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What Causes The ‘Phantom’ Traffic Jams On Interstate 80 Near Dixon?

May 7, 2019 | Randol White

Traffic on the freeway between Sacramento and San Francisco has gotten much worse over the past decade. And it often comes to a crawl around Dixon for no apparent reason.

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Great Question!: What Happens To Green Waste In Sacramento?

February 28, 2019

CapRadio listener Ellen Chapman wanted to know what happens to our yard waste after we drag it to the curb. In the second installment of our listener-driven series, CapRadio Food & Sustainability reporter Julia Mitric went looking for waste.

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What Do The Sacramento Airport's Letters Mean Anyway?

December 21, 2018 | Sammy Caiola

A CapRadio listener asked why the letter code for Sacramento’s main airport is SMF. We found the answer.

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Great Question! How Did Sacramento Come to Have So Many Trees?

December 20, 2018

In the debut of CapRadio's new series "Great Question!," All Things Considered Anchor Randol White tracks down the answer to a listener's question about how Sacramento became the "City of Trees."

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How Did Sacramento Get So Many Trees?

December 20, 2018 | Randol White

They call Sacramento the "City of Trees," and its canopy rivals that of Paris and other international cities. But how did that come to be? Enter CapRadio’s new series, "Great Question!"

 
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