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With all due respect to Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson — the A's have very high expectations for up-and-coming leadoff hitter Lawrence Butler. KFBK's Mark Demsky with more on this charismatic 24-year-old.

The California Air Resources Board withdrew its request for federal permission to outlaw the sale of anything but zero emission trucks by 2036. But that withdrawal also prevented a potential collapse of the California trucking industry.

Compound Living has become a lot more popular in recent years – the idea of buying one large property and having smaller family units of relatives or friends, live in separate houses on that property. Lena Taylor is the woman behind the YouTube channel “Flipping Gorgeous” where she is documenting her experience starting a family compound in Atlanta, Georgia. She explains why this is becoming an emerging trend. Follow @lenabtaylor on Instagram and @flippinggorgeous on Youtube to keep up with Lena's journey!

A's baseball begins a new era on iHeartRadio tomorrow. Join us for every game as the Athletics call Sacramento 'home' for the next 3 seasons. The first spring training game is THIS Saturday at 12:05pm as the A’s play the Padres on The Home of A’s Baseball, Sacramento’s Talk 650 KSTE -- a sister station of KFBK.

Apple revealed the long-awaited iPhone SE refresh yesterday. The fourth-generation device arrives three years after the last major update to the budget-minded smartphone. But, the new phone isn’t an SE at all, it’s the newest member of the iPhone 16 family. Lisa Martin, our tech expert, joins us to explain it all.

KFBK has confirmed that a prestigious international food conference bringing hundreds of thousands of tourists and millions of dollars into the region will be coming to Sacramento in late September. Terra Madre Americas is an offshoot of a similar event held in Turin, Italy. Patrick Mulvaney — owner & purveyor of one of the city's most renowned restaurants, Mulvaney's B & L — told KFBK he's been spearheading the project, along with Visit Sacramento.

The A's and iHeartRadio have a deal in place to broadcast all Spring Training, regular season & post season games on our sister station -- Talk 650 KSTE — with the very first Cactus League game this Saturday. The A's also making a deal Monday with their Manager -- extending the contract of Mark Kotsay through the 2028 season — with an option for 2029. General Manager David Forst was impressed how Kotsay has navigated a tough situation the last few years and is confident things will start to pay off.

Smart glasses were one of the big themes at last month’s Consumer Electronics Show 2025. Manufacturers released six new smart glasses, and interest in this evolving area is growing. Many of these vendors believe smart glasses could become the next PC. We'll uncover more with our tech expert, Lisa Martin.

Later today will be the first, full-squad workout for the A's at their Spring Training facility in Mesa, Arizona. Pitchers & catchers reported last Wednesday. They'll workout this week — then on Saturday the A's play the first of 32 Cactus League games. Manager Mark Kotsay noting that it's different this time around because the team is ready to make some noise in the American League West.

The full speech delivered by Vice President JD Vance at the Munich Security Conference in front of scores of European leaders. It may go down as one of the most impactful speeches in history - for many reasons. If you have not listened to the speech, we highly recommend it.

A Federal Investigation has been launched to look into the California Interscholastic Federation, or known commonly as the CIF, which oversees high school sports in California. Administrators at the CIF have said they will defy a new Executive Order from President Trump regarding trans athletes.

Researchers at UC Davis recently have uncovered an interesting connection between professional basketball players — and what are known as 'boomerang' workers -- those who return to a former employer. KFBK's Mark Demsky with the details.

Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, which is lovely, but our tech expert Lisa Martin wants you to know that cyber criminals are ramping up their efforts to exploit consumers through romance scams, phishing campaigns and fraudulent e-commerce offers.

Pitchers & Catchers report this morning to the A's Spring Training facility in Mesa, Arizona. The first full-squad workout is this coming Monday. The Athletics will spend the next 6 weeks in Arizona getting ready for their first-ever Major League regular season in West Sacramento — breaking camp on March 24th and heading to Seattle to open the regular season against the Mariners with 4-straight road games — then finally coming to Sutter Health Park for their sold out home opener on March 31st against the Chicago Cubs.

It appears leadership for the City of Sacramento is not on the same page when it comes to non-union workers being contracted for downtown developments. KFBK's Mark Demsky explains.

Tech gifts for your Valentine? There are so many tech gadgets and apps to choose from these days but our tech expert Lisa Martin has 3 must-see gadgets and apps for you to gift your valentine.

There is an increase in demand for the CIF — the governing body of high school sports in California — to change its policy regarding trans athletes. KFBK's Mark Demsky with the details.

Sacramento State's ambitions of joining the Pac-12 Conference appear to be over — for now. KFBK's Mark Demsky with more.

he newest Sacramento King — Zach LaVine -- was introduced at the Golden 1 Center on Wednesday. KFBK's Mark Demsky was there.

AI commercials are going to take over the Super Bowl this Year. AI-focused ads are up, and movie spots are down, according to Fox. Tech Reporter Lisa Martin explains.