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The 39th annual Festival of New American Music runs Nov. 4-13. Festival artistic director Stephen Blumberg talks about a new trio that will also be performed at tonight's concert by Sandra McPhersson, Susan Cook and John Cozza.

Good news, for people who like to go crabbing, from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife: On Saturday the recreational Dungeness crab season will be opening. The season is opening on-time this year, unlike a year ago.

Teenagers know marijuana can be harmful, but that may not affect their decision to use it. Students at Calaveras High School reflect on what they know about marijuana and how it affects their community.

Sacramento County voters will decide next week whether to increase their sales tax for the next 30 years to pay for transportation projects.

A political consultant sees the campaign against soda following the same blueprint as environmentalists who opposed the use of disposable plastic bags in grocery stores.

People have grown marijuana quietly in Calaveras County for decades. But after the Butte fire word got out that Calaveras was the place to grow. Now long-time residents say a “green rush" fueled by outsiders is hurting their county.

Gov. Jerry Brown was confident his-12 point plan could reform California’s pension crisis. Five years later, the state’s unfunded liabilities continue to pile up with little change. CALMatter’s Judy Lin explains why the plan failed to progress.

Gov. Jerry Brown wants voters to change how California inmates serve their time behind bars and reject a ballot measure he argues would threaten needed infrastructure projects. But he faces opposition on both fronts ahead of Tuesday's election.

Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva is running for reelection, but it’s a tough fight with legal troubles overshadowing his record. Silva's opponent Michael Tubbs, if elected, would become Stockton's youngest mayor.

Sacramento's experiment with providing a mobile restroom for the homeless, called the Pit Stop, is proving to be more expensive than first thought. The City Council last night told staff to look at more cost-effective options.