How to be a winemakerBy Eliza MillsJanuary 12, 2018Courtesy Chimney Rock WineryAccording to winemaker Elizabeth Vianna, making wine is more scientific and less romantic than most people think.POSTED IN: life winemaker wine napa valley california Jobs business ListenreadDownloadDownload
Feds change marijuana policy, which could affect businesses involvedBy Reema KhraisJanuary 04, 2018POSTED IN: Economy marijuana marijuana industry california attorney general jeff sessions cole memo ListenreadDownloadDownload
With increased wildfires, utilities in California are trying to pass on the cost of damages to customersBy Sam HarnettJanuary 02, 2018JOSH EDELSON/ Getty ImagesLawmakers in California have introduced a bill to make it harder for state utilities to have customers cover the cost of fire damage.POSTED IN: business wildfires fires utilities california natural disasters ListenreadDownloadDownload
California to flip the switch in the new year and phase out incandescent light bulbsBy Reema KhraisDecember 25, 2017Light bulbs sold in the state will need to be three times more energy efficient than the old incandescent bulb.POSTED IN: light bulbs energy efficiency california ListenreadDownloadDownload
California consumers are buying gold health insurance plans in record numbersBy Dan GorensteinDecember 13, 2017POSTED IN: health care Obamacare affordable healthcare act california washington state health insurance open enrollment ListenreadDownloadDownload
With low pay, finding qualified early childhood teachers remains a challenge in some areasBy Priska NeelyNovember 30, 2017Priska Neely/ for MarketplaceIf the early childhood education system is a food chain, district-run preschool programs in California are the new big fish, gobbling up a lot of the resources – including qualified teachers.POSTED IN: Education early education childhood schools california head start kindergarten Transitional kindergarten ListenreadDownloadDownload
How do you report sexual harassment in politics when there's no HR?By Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenryNovember 09, 2017David Paul Morris/Getty ImagesLobbyist Jodi Hicks says she thinks change is coming, but I think "it's going to be uncomfortable along the way."POSTED IN: politics Roy Moore Los Angeles Times california Sacramento sexual harassment sexual harassment complaints Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment in politics human resources ListenreadDownloadDownload
For states, hiking the gas tax can be politically riskyBy Ryan KailathNovember 01, 2017POSTED IN: business california gas tax Taxes infrastructure ListenreadDownloadDownload
Devastated Northern California marijuana farms are ineligible for insuranceBy Tonya MosleyOctober 23, 2017David McNew/Getty ImagesWhile legal in the state, cannabis farms are still federally outlawed, which means no insurance payouts.POSTED IN: Northern California wildfire cannabis farms marijuana farms ListenreadDownloadDownload