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The California Report travels to the Kern County town of Taft, built on fossil fuels. Locals are furious about Governor Gavin Newsom’s promises of an oil-free state. They worry not just about jobs but about an entire way of life. In regional news, a decision about the fate of the Nevada County Courthouse inches closer. Economic news keeps coming fast and furious. We’ve got analysis from Gary Zimme...

Economist Gary Zimmerman talks inflation, the stock market, and the potential for recession. 

Tonight on the California Report: Courts around the country are paying attention as San Francisco attempts to hold pharmacies and drug manufacturers liable for opioid addiction and overdoses in a federal trial beginning today. And the University of California Hastings College of Law gets a new name--National Native News fills us in on the brutal history of the school’s current eponym. After update...

There’s been a lot in the news about mask mandate changes. The California Report explains the latest guidelines. 10,000 Californians died of an overdose last year and there’s a huge divide in how advocates and officials are proposing we tackle the issue. We hear about a controversial proposal some argue could be a solution to the state’s overdose epidemic. Felton Pruitt speaks to violinist and com...

Tom Rigney and Flambeau will play the Auburn State Theater on Saturday, April 23rd. He and Felton Pruitt shoot the breeze about cajun music, his recording projects, and old jam sessions.

What does a community lose when a neighborhood public school shuts down? The California Report looks into those closures as Oakland teachers contemplate a strike, and an Inglewood enclave grieves over its local elementary school. After regional news and weather, Eleanor McDonald and Paul Kamm explain why they sing on behalf of cats. We end with an essay by Molly Fisk.

Nevada City Council candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Western Nevada County.

Nevada County Auditor-Controller candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Western Nevada County.

Eleanor McDonald and Paul Kamm explain why they sing on behalf of cats. 

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

The Oroville dam is in the news. The earth-fill dam on the Feather River was the site of a press conference held today where Governor Gavin Newsom talked about how his administration plans to respond to the ongoing drought. The California News Service brings us a story about equity, and how Voting by mail reduced the racial gap in voting. After regional headlines and weather, Paul Emery talks with...

What was once a blight on the land is becoming a major source of lithium, the important component in batteries that power electric vehicles. Paul Emery spoke with hydrogeologist Steve Baker about his recent visit.

The League of Women Voters of Western Nevada County candidate forum for Nevada County Supervisor, District 3 and 4. District 3 candidates: Valentina Masterz, Patti Ingram Spencer, Lisa Swarthout District 4 candidates: Calvin Clark, Susan Hoek

Tonight on the California Report: More than 8,000 nurses and workers in northern California are on strike against Sutter Health today. And specifics on where exactly PG&E’s multi-million dollar Kincade Fire settlement will end up. Somethings bubbling under the state’s surface. Hear the latest on Sonoma County’s push to harness geo-thermal energy. National Native News takes us inside a high sch...

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 .

Tonight The California Report asks difficult questions about 88 year old US Senator Dianne Feinstein’s mental fitness. And they give us an update on state COVID-19 vaccination requirements for schoolchildren. We take a look at local news and weather. Felton Pruitt speaks to Never Come Down. The Portland-based bluegrass band plays The Crazy Horse Saloon in downtown Nevada City on Friday, April 15th

Felton Pruitt in conversation with the Portland, Oregon based 5-piece band, Never Come Down. 

California just released its roadmap to phasing out gas-powered cars. If you're in the market to buy an electric vehicle today, good luck. The EV market is smoking hot and inventory is low. Also in demand: poll monitors, as the June 7th primary looms. After regional news and weather, KVMR news director, Claudio Mendonca talks to Tom Durkin about his video project in support of a mission to provide...

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