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Syd Brown sits on the board of the Sierra Gold Parks Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports park-related educational activities and helps to preserve the natural and cultural resources of western Nevada County’s State Parks. You can find out more at SierraGoldParksFoundation.org .

Soon Californians will be able to sue illegal distributers of assault weapons and so-called ghost guns in the style of Texas’ Senate Bill 8, also known as the Texas Heartbeat Act. The laws incentivize informing on others by offering a financial reward to those reporting. The California Report talks to Nigel Duara, Justice Reporter with CalMatters, to better understand the story. After regional new...

Beaucoup Chapeaux has been together for over a decade and have played all over the world. Felton Pruitt recently caught up with two members of the award winning acoustic quartet.

It’s the Battle of the Ports. But as we hear from tonight’s California Report, there are two very different stories unfolding at the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Oakland. Mike Dent, Nevada County’s Director of Housing and Community Services, speaks with Felton Pruitt about the latest on the county’s affordable housing project, Brunswick Commons. We close with an essay Molly Fisk.

Molly Fisk writes, coaches, and teaches writing in California's Sierra Nevada foothills.

California holds its breath, as the state waits to hear what the ongoing Colorado River crisis means for residents. And therapists in Northern California and the Central Valley strike against Kaiser Permanente. More on The California Report. The California News Service wades through jeers and cheers in response to the Inflation Reduction Act. Felton Pruitt gives us the details on an upcoming prese...

The California Report highlights a new investigation from CapRadio and The California Newsroom that found that the U.S. Forest Service knew for decades that a wildfire could devastate Grizzly Flats in El Dorado County. Paul Emery and Steve Baker talk about robbing Powell to pay Mead. Marc Cuniberti urges those who must bite to nibble rather than gorge.

Experts are discussing what life would be like if Lake Powell were allowed to drain completely. Once an idea bandied about only in radical environmental circles, the extreme measure is being considered in light of prolonged drought. 

Many Afghans fled their country when the United States began its withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban took power. Some of those refugees are trying to build new lives here in the Golden State. The California Report has details. National Native News covers the fight for fair elections in South Dakota. Al Stahler talks to Dr. Edwin Lyman, Director of Nuclear Power Safety at the Union of Conce...

Hundreds of exotic flower fans have flocked to the U.C. Santa Cruz Arboretum to see and smell a Titan Arum blossom. Native to western Sumatra, the exotic plant blooms once every 7 to 10 years. The California Report takes us to the Central Coast for the story. After regional news and weather, Felton Pruitt talks with troubadour, Keith Greeninger.

Felton Pruitt talks with troubadour, Keith Greeninger, who will play at the Auburn State Theater with Dayan Kai and special guest Joe Craven on Friday August 12th. 

A press release from the California Nurses Association alleges persistently unsafe conditions at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital due to understaffing. We spend the entire newscast listening to voices from the Grass Valley medical facility. Kelley Reese talks with 2 Sierra Nevada RN’s who speak in depth about these claims and Cláudio Mendonça asks the hospital’s President and CEO to respond. 

A new study from the Public Health Institute has shocking findings. The California Report talks to the study’s lead author about the Golden State's air quality. The California News Service looks at the rise in scams throughout the state. The Ridgestock Music and Sustainability Festival returns to the North Columbia Schoolhouse this year. Felton Pruitt gets the details from the event's new producer...

The United Nations estimates that over 1 million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded in February of this year. Almost 23 thousand have come to California. Many are now in the Sacramento area, which has a large Slavic community. The California Report talks to some of them. After regional weather, retired Federal Reserve economist, Gary Zimmerman, talks to Paul Emery about the latest une...

Is our economy in a recession? It’s hard to say if you’re just looking at the jobs numbers. In this edition of the Economic Report retired Federal Reserve economist, Gary Zimmerman, talks to Paul Emery about the latest unemployment figures.

On August 3rd, farmworkers organized by the The United Farm Workers began their 24 day, 335 mile, March for Voting Rights. The group started in Delano and plans to walk to the state capital in Sacramento to urge governor Gavin Newsom to sign a bill that would give farmworkers more voting options when casting a ballot for or against unionization. The California Report has the story. National Native...