Episodes
June 3 and June 4 weekend Flash Briefing for The Sacramento Bee, California. Our top news stories of the weekend include donut shops in Sacramento and new flights out of Sacramento International Airport.
Published 06/03/23
June 2 Flash Briefing for The Sacramento Bee, California. Our top news stories of the day include a deadly crash in Sacramento, a bill that would raise the minimum wage for health care workers and support staffers to $25 an hour, and the California Assembly advancing a bill that would require social media companies to pay a percentage of their advertising revenue to news organizations.
Published 06/02/23
May 31 Flash Briefing for The Sacramento Bee, California. Our top news stories of the day include Sacramento County being ordered to remove foster children from a former juvenile detention facility, plus California Democrats wanting to see more prison closures.
Published 05/31/23
May 30 Flash Briefing for The Sacramento Bee, California. Our top news stories of the day include Sacramento’s alfresco dining scene crumbling and a local business offering pilates for all.
Published 05/30/23
May 29 Flash Briefing for The Sacramento Bee, California. Our top news stories of the day include Mayor Darrell Steinberg not seeking a third term and Newsom’s appointments.
Published 05/29/23
May 27 and May 28 weekend Flash Briefing for The Sacramento Bee, California. Our top news stories of the weekend include a possible raise in California State University tuition and the Supreme Court’s ruling on wetlands.
Published 05/27/23
May 26 Flash Briefing for The Sacramento Bee, California. Our top news stories of the day include Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg not seeking re-election and California law enforcement agencies violating state law by sharing automated license plate reader data with out-of-state agencies.
Published 05/26/23
May 25 Flash Briefing for The Sacramento Bee, California. Our top news stories of the day include 5 million undocumented workers across the U.S. that would be eligible for a pathway to citizenship under a new proposal by U.S. Sen.​ Alex Padilla, and a former prison guard arrested and charged with rape.
Published 05/25/23
May 24 Flash Briefing for The Sacramento Bee, California. Our top news stories of the day include a new soccer stadium in the Railyards and an El Niño likely to develop in the coming month.
Published 05/24/23
May 23 Flash Briefing for The Sacramento Bee, California. Our top news stories of the day include a family seeking justice after a Black man died following being restrained by Sacramento police, and California Attorney General Rob Bonta considering a run for governor.
Published 05/23/23
May 22 Flash Briefing for The Sacramento Bee, California. Our top news stories of the day include the debt ceiling crisis and new Sacramento judges.
Published 05/22/23
May 20 and May 21 weekend Flash Briefing for The Sacramento Bee, California. Our top news stories of the weekend include a California state agency paying an employee six figures to spend nearly two years at home not working, plus summer weather predictions.
Published 05/20/23
May 19 Flash Briefing for The Sacramento Bee, California. Our top news stories of the day include mayors of California’s largest cities asking for $2 billion a year to address homelessness, and the response from a parent of a Rocklin football player accused of sharing a sex video.
Published 05/19/23
May 18 Flash Briefing for The Sacramento Bee, California. Our top news stories of the day include West Nile virus detected in Sacramento County and State Sen. Dave Min had a blood alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit when he was stopped and arrested for DUI.
Published 05/18/23
May 17 Flash Briefing for The Sacramento Bee, California. Our top news stories of the day include a quadriplegic homeless Sacramento woman who was promised housing by the city but still lives in a tent, as well as a new study linking emissions from the world’s major fossil fuel producers to wildfires.
Published 05/17/23
May 16 Flash Briefing for The Sacramento Bee, California. Our top news stories of the day include Social Security benefits being halted if the government defaults and Sacramento jurors choosing death for a South Land Park mass murderer.
Published 05/16/23
May 15 Flash Briefing for The Sacramento Bee, California. Our top news stories of the day include Elk Grove fighting a state lawsuit over affordable housing and the Placer County Republican Party endorsing a candidate in an important race.
Published 05/15/23
May 13 and May 14 weekend Flash Briefing for The Sacramento Bee, California. Our top news stories of the weekend include information about Gavin Newsom’s budget and a homeless camp in Sacramento.
Published 05/13/23
May 12 Flash Briefing for The Sacramento Bee, California. Our top news stories of the day include right-wing extremists in California and Sacramento City Unified School District being sued for allegedly failing to protect a girl from a teacher accused of sexual abuse.
Published 05/12/23
May 10 Flash Briefing for The Sacramento Bee, California. Our top news stories of the day include a California task force approving reparation recommendations and a new major development starting construction in Sacramento.
Published 05/11/23
May 10 Flash Briefing for The Sacramento Bee, California. Our top news stories of the day include California’s unemployment rate potentially worsening and Gov. Gavin Newsom preparing his budget proposal while facing a multi-billion-dollar budget deficit.
Published 05/10/23
May 9 Flash Briefing for The Sacramento Bee, California. Our top news stories of the day include whether the Davis stabbing suspect could face the death penalty as well as one of the victims receiving tens of thousands of dollars to help pay medical expenses.
Published 05/09/23
May 9 Flash Briefing for The Sacramento Bee, California. Our top news stories of the day include whether the Davis stabbing suspect could face the death penalty as well as one of the victims receiving tens of thousands of dollars to help pay medical expenses.
Published 05/09/23
May 9 Flash Briefing for The Sacramento Bee, California. Our top news stories of the day include whether the Davis stabbing suspect could face the death penalty as well as one of the victims receiving tens of thousands of dollars to help pay medical expenses.
Published 05/09/23