KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça speaks with Nevada County’s Director of Public Works, David Garcia, about SB 1383, the state bill requiring California residents to divert food waste from landfills.

Over 40 million people rely on the Colorado River to bring them water, but with water sharing guidelines set to expire shortly, states are having a difficult time carving up various slices of the pie. Paul Emery sits down with hydrogeologist Steve Baker to find out if any headway is being made when it comes to who gets what in the world of water.

In this week's Money Matters commentary host Marc Cuniberti explains that a “high sigma event” is not, in fact, a questionable fraternity activity but an economic crisis.

Molly Fisk brings us poems celebrating winter solstice, the impending holidays, and the new year right around the corner in her ongoing Observations from a Working Poet series.

Almost a decade ago, California passed a bill in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. With the impending new year, the time has finally arrived for the bill's details to be put into practice. KVMR's News Director Cláudio Mendonça met up with Nevada County's Director of Public Works, David Garcia, to learn how SB 1383's rollout will look like locally.

The Caltrans QuickMap offers a real time look at area traffic.

The Curious Forge’s Advanced Fabrication Certificate Program is available at no cost to qualifying Nevada County residents. Email spark@thecuriousforge.org to to learn more or to apply.

Summit Camp in the Tahoe National Forest at Donner Pass is one of 19 new National Historic Landmarks designated by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland this week.

Giving Trees can be found in Nevada City at the Nevada County Government Center and at Great Vibes Cleaning. In Grass Valley, you'll find them at the Grass Valley Library, Caroline’s Coffee, The South Yuba Club, Limitless Fitness and at The Training Zone. They're also at the Penn Valley Library in Penn Valley and at the Truckee Library and KidZone in Truckee. Donations will be accepted until December 20th.

Approximately 38 large hazard trees will be removed thanks to a partnership between the Nevada County Office of Emergency Services and the Greater Champion Neighborhood Association Firewise Community. The work will continue Monday through Friday from from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. until complete.

Official election results are in! We’ll take a look at what that means for Grass Valley’s city council before your weekend weather forecast.
Paul Emery is joined by retired Fed Economist Gary Zimmerman to decipher the labor market and interest rates in this week’s Economic Report before KVMR science correspondent Al Stahler speaks to chemist Garret Miyake about PFAS. Poet Molly Fisk gets us in the holiday mood with an essay from her Observations from a Working Poet series.