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All of us at National Marrow Donor (NMDP)/Be The Match were thrilled when the Life Saving Leave Act (H.R. 3024) was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The new legislation would provide basic job protections for bone marrow and blood stem cell donors who want to help save a life.
Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) has been awarded a $45.1 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to purchase 16 new light rail train cars or "vehicles."
According to a statement from SacRT, the new low-floor light rail trains will be purchased from Siemens Mobility in south Sacramento. SacRT is one of six transit agencies nationwide and the only one in FTA Region 9 to receive this grant.
Political leaders, neighborhood residents and the UC Davis community celebrated what Chancellor Gary May called “the next big chapter of the Aggie Square story” on Thursday morning as they marked completion of the framework for the first two buildings at the Sacramento innovation hub.
Hundreds of Sacramento-area business and political leaders spent one final full day in Washington D.C. to meet with government officials and secure federal funding for our region.
But it was a special appearance from U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen that garnered national attention.
The first ladies of the U.S. and Japan honored the friendship between their countries by planting a cherry tree at the White House on Monday.
PepsiCo is going electric.
The company unveiled its new fleet of 18 Tesla electric semi-trucks and charging stations at its Sacramento bottling plant on Tuesday.
Cruise ship travel should be relaxing, enjoyable, and safe for every passenger. But voyages can quickly become a nightmare when serious — and even fatal — incidents happen on board.
Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., asked Chew about whether TikTok has different policies for amplifying content related to depression or dieting versus content such as gardening and sports.
"Yes," Chew said. "We are trying out some policies together with experts to understand certain contents that are not inherently harmful, like extreme fitness, for example, but shouldn’t be seen too much."
Local agricultural businesses can access federal grants and loans to expand their product lines or improve energy efficiency. That was the message at an informational meeting hosted in Galt by U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento.
The Federal Communications Commission’s recent lapse in authority to auction off wireless spectrum has members of the House of Representatives concerned about the United States’ ability to stay competitive in a global wireless market. It has others concerned that the upgrade to next-generation 911 just lost its primary funding source.