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Jan 4, 2022

A look at Sacramento’s “right to housing” proposal

Also on today’s program: Telecom companies battle with the FAA over 5G and the strategies behind sonic logos, like Netflix’s startup chime.

Telecoms set to launch new 5G spectrum over FAA objections
by Lily Jamali
Pau Barrena/AFP via Getty Images
In November, a warning from the Federal Aviation Administration about safety concerns led to AT&T and Verizon postponing the launch.
Some big Wall Street banks reverse their back-to-office plans — again
by Meghan McCarty Carino
Johannes Aisele/AFP via Getty Images
They’ve been among the most aggressive employers when it comes to bringing workers back into face-to-face contact.
Firms race to liquefy more natural gas as global demand soars
by Andy Uhler
Marco Sabadin/AFP via Getty Images
LNG is proving popular as a “bridge fuel” while countries transition from coal and oil to renewables.
Sacramento considers a “right to housing” for people without homes
by Matt Levin
Justin Sullivan via Getty Images
If the city lacks enough homeless housing, the proposal would allow a homeless person to sue. But short-term shelter must be accepted.
The strategy behind sonic logos, like Netflix’s startup chime
by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Mario Tama via Getty Images
Sound has a “powerful ability to prime your brain for what’s coming,” said Dallas Taylor, host of a podcast about sound.