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We gathered a panel of six guests from all sides of the argument. They fielded questions from the audience on topics that ranged from fiscal to racial implications.

California salons and barbershops wouldn’t need a license to serve beer or wine, under a bill now on Governor Jerry Brown’s desk — though they wouldn’t be able to charge extra. Brown has until the end of the month to sign or veto the measure.

A major thoroughfare in Elk Grove and South Sacramento County will be closed beginning at 8 a.m. today. Work crews will block Calvine Road from Power Inn to Elk Grove-Florin roads so that they can repair tracks at the Union Pacific Railroad crossing.

Developers of the new McKinley Village community in East Sacramento say they have completed several projects prior to offering homes for sale.

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that allows California farm workers to earn overtime pay in the same way non-farm workers do. The measure drew fierce debate in the Legislature.

There is a dire shortage of maternal healthcare in some parts of California. We’ll talk with CALmatters journalist Minerva Canto about the shortage of OB/GYN physicians in California.

After a three-year void, California has implemented a new method to judge public school performance. The replacement for the heavily criticized A-P-I scores the state used to produce is drawing its own criticism.

There's a debate heating up about the future of the Sacramento Convention Center. The Sacramento Business Journal's Digital Editor Sonya Sorich has the story...plus news about preleasing on a future office building in south Natomas.

This one-man show at the B Street Theatre depicts the legendary Louis Armstrong in the twilight of his career. The script by Armstrong biographer Terry Teachout packs a punch and the actor playing Armstrong gives an equally powerful performance.

Gov. Jerry Brown signs landmark climate change legislation into law. How did it survive opposition and could it set a standard nationwide? Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler breaks down the climate bill and the remaining legislation on Brown's desk.