Keep reading for the science behind those 2020 recommendations, the kinds of illnesses that handwashing can help protect you against and how useful hand sanitizer really is. kqed.org/news/11946322/…

L.A. State Lawmaker Revives Effort To Stop Prison-To-ICE Transfers laist.com/news/wendy-car…

A Chico clinic is working to create a peer support group for unhoused residents. Also, the water in Lake Tahoe is deeper and clearer than it has been in a long time. mynspr.org/show/nspr-head…

Good Wednesday morning! Downward trend📉 in temperatures today with Valley highs in the middle 60s. Highs will begin to rebound again tomorrow📈 with the return to the 70s in the Valley by Friday/Saturday. #CAwx

Months after a Sacramento City Council member called for the censure of a colleague over alleged anti-Indigenous comments, the council could vote to require racial equity training for elected officials. capradio.org/articles/2023/…

San Francisco will receive up to $18.8 million to abate the opioid overdose epidemic thanks to settlements with Walmart and CVS Pharmacy for their alleged negligent oversight over opioid prescription practices. kqed.org/news/11946346/…

It’s been a wet winter in California. Officials say the snowpack could melt and trickle down slowly during the spring and summer months, but warm rainfall might accelerate that process and force flood concerns statewide. capradio.org/articles/2023/…

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, doctors are required to provide “reasonable accommodation” to those at high-risk for COVID-19 if a request is submitted in writing, which can look like staff masking, proper air filtration or more. capradio.org/articles/2023/…

Inflation cooled last month, thanks in part to falling gasoline prices, but the rising cost of services such as travel and restaurant meals continues to stretch people's pocketbooks. npr.org/2023/04/12/116…

Due to a federal pandemic-era policy, states stopped taking people off Medicaid, and enrollment in counties like Sacramento soared. Now, those counties are going over their rosters, and millions of Californians are expected to be disenrolled. capradio.org/articles/2023/…

Cool temperatures and breezy winds over much of NorCal today with below normal high temperatures. #CAwx

📻Today on Insight, we're looking at Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao being the first Hmong to lead a major U.S. city, we chat with Visit Sacramento, and the Sacramento Kings are playoff bound. 🔊 Tune in now player.capradio.org/nowPlaying/News

California doesn’t allow accent marks on official documents, like IDs and birth certificates, but a Sacramento-area family is pushing to get California to recognize those marks on state-issued documents. capradio.org/articles/2023/…

The California state Capitol was temporarily closed and sessions were delayed Thursday due to an active, credible threat connected to gunfire in Roseville last night. The suspect accused of making the threats has not yet been apprehended. capradio.org/articles/2023/…

The Biden administration has proposed alternatives for cutting Colorado River water allocations for Southwest states, including one that would substantially reduce the amount of water delivered to Southern California. capradio.org/articles/2023/…

Update: Roseville PD says the suspect connected to threats at the state Capitol today is in custody.