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As temperatures rise, is California doing enough to keep its farmworkers safe?
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (1132+ words) Workers pick tomatoes at Ray Yeung's farm in Sacramento on Aug. 9, 2018. Andrew Nixon / CapRadio California has experienced an unseasonable stretch of warm March weather, breaking temperature records across the state. The heat can also take a toll on those who…...
“Once privacy is lost, it's lost forever” California bill seeks to protect kids against content posted by influencer parents
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (1004+ words) A social media influencer edits a video on the TikTok app. Children who've been featured in their parent's online content creation could have more control over their image under a new bill introduced in the California legislature SB 1247 " authored by…...
Sacramento County is seeking harsher fees for illegal fireworks. Will people pay them?
3+ day, 24+ min ago (655+ words) Pastor Levon Davis poses with a box of TNT brand "Safe and Sane" fireworks outside his church's stand on Fruitridge Road. July 1, 2025. Sacramento County is in the process of creating harsher penalties for illegal fireworks, but in neighboring jurisdictions some…...
Elk Grove could vote on SacRT expansion as leaders weigh rail or rapid bus options
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (607+ words) The new 'low-floor' light rail train at the groundbreaking event for the new Gold Line passing track in Folsom, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. The plan evaluates several options, including light rail, bus rapid transit and a combination of both. It also…...
Lawmakers see a need for more factory-built housing in California
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (811+ words) Construction scaffolding sits in a housing development in Folsom, Calif. It's no secret California has a major housing crisis on its hands. A recent report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition estimates California is about 1 million homes short when…...
New bill proposes reforming special education by empowering California families
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (762+ words) Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen brings her daughter, Hana, to Developmental Disabilities Day at the state Capitol on March 21, 2024. Courtesy of Stephanie Nguyen's office As federal oversight of special education shrinks, California lawmakers are proposing to organize parents and students with disabilities…...
California jury finds Meta, Google liable for teen’s mental distress in landmark social media trial
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (508+ words) Tech giants lost a personal injury case in Los Angeles Superior court. Top executives like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified. Teenagers look at their phones at Santana Row in San Jose on July 2, 2024. Shae Hammond, Bay Area News Group By…...
Evangeline’s Costume Mansion to reopen in June after fire
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (447+ words) (L-R) Manager of Evangeline's Rachel Immel and Senior Buyer Terri Burge stand on the second floors costume shop Tuesday March 24, 2026. The store is set to reopen in June. Wigs, makeup, costumes and accessories at Evangeline's Costume Mansion in Old Sacramento…...
A sculpture, a missing poster, and a body bag: A moon rock’s journey in Sacramento
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (996+ words) The sculpture "Murmur" sits on a pedestal in the SAFE Credit Union Plaza March 25, 2026. Halloween morning, 2025 " in the SAFE Credit Union Plaza, a sculpture of a black plastic body bag sits on a wooden pedestal surrounded by a fence." A…...
Jury orders Meta and Google to pay woman $6 million in social media addiction trial
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (1346+ words) By Bobby Allyn | Wednesday, March 25, 2026 Laura Marquez-Garrett (center), a plaintiffs' attorney for the Social Media Victims Law Center, gathers with family members of victims as they react to news that the jury has found Meta and Google liable in the…...