Oil giant Valero announced this week it may shutter its refinery in Benicia. The company sent a notice to the California ...

The Midtown Association has announced a new season of Fresh Air: Midtown Parks, a series offering free health and wellness ...

Federal law requires states to offer health insurance to many people with low incomes or disabilities. But some states, ...

A huge amount of U.S. imports and exports come through the L.A. and Long Beach ports. Port officials say truckers, longshore members and customs house brokers will see less work and fewer hours ahead.

SacRT’s new Tap2Ride program lets riders seamlessly pay their fare with a tap or their smartphone or contactless cards. The program aims to make Sacramento public transit more accessible, eliminating ...

Recently, one of our NPR colleagues wrote a message to all of NPR saying he had extra eggs to sell for cheap, but needed a fair way to distribute them during a shortage. What is Planet Money here for ...

Between the slate of tariffs currently in effect and proposed tariffs on car parts, the cost of car ownership is rising. And that's true even if you're not in the market for a vehicle.

President Trump is once again pressing the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, even as his own tariffs make that more difficult. Economists say if Trump gets his way, it could backfire.

A string of burglaries and vandalism at small businesses in Sacramento. Also, a new book looks at the return migration of ...

Regional artists and businesses see AR as a delivery tool, projecting artwork beyond galleries into public and personal ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Steven Dunn founder and CEO of Munchkin a U.S.-based company selling lifestyle products ...

President Trump lashed out at Powell for not acting sooner to lower interest rates. The president's own tariffs make that ...