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KQED's statewide radio news program, providing daily coverage of issues, trends, and public policy decisions affecting California and its diverse population.
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A man and his best friend are being reunited in Mexico on Friday, three months after being separated by immigration agents outside a day labor center about an hour east of Los Angeles.
Reporter: Anthony Victoria, KVCR
The Inspector General for California’s massive prison system says a backlog of investigations into staff misconduct has ballooned to 10,000 cases.
Reporter: Julie Small, KQED
The governing body for high school sports in California is changing its bylaws in an effort to protect immigrant student athletes.
Reporter: Keith Mizuguchi, The California Report
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After decades of planning and setbacks, officials are laying the groundwork for something that would be the first of its kind in California — a hybrid campus that houses degree programs from multiple universities across San Diego County.
Reporter: Kori Suzuki, KPBS
California cities cannot choose to disobey the state's immigration sanctuary law.
Reporter: Jill Replogle, LAist
There are currently at least 10 candidates vying to be California’s next governor, and the race appears to be anyone’s to win.
Reporter: Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters
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Nearly a year after a lithium-ion battery fire in Moss Landing, we're learning the extent of the damage to nearby Elkhorn Slough, a protected marine estuary.
Reporter: Elena Neale-Sacks, KAZU
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is joining six other state attorneys in calling out buy-now-pay-later lenders, amid concerns that they're putting consumers at financial risk.
Reporter: Francesca Fenzi, KQED
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Robots have come a long way in the last ten years. They can move parts around a warehouse, clean hotel floors, and deliver food. But they’re still rare in everyday life. This could change as businesses look to cut rising costs by hiring fewer people.
Reporter: Megan Jamerson, KCRW
The search continues for the suspect or suspects who opened fire at a toddler’s birthday party over the weekend in Stockton, killing four guests and wounding eleven more.
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Fear, isolation, uneasiness. Ever since the Trump administration ramped up immigration enforcement efforts, immigrant communities in California have a growing sense of anxiety. One community worried about enforcement is farm workers, where many people's lives have been upended.
Guest: Nigel Duara, CalMatters
A shooting at a banquet hall in the Central Valley town of Stockton has left four young people dead and 11 injured. The shooting Saturday took place at a children's birthday party.
California immigration lawyers are seeing a startling trend: people who are in the process of becoming legal U.S. residents attend their green card interview and are arrested on the spot.
Reporter: Tyche Hendricks, KQED
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The nonprofit app Watch Duty is revolutionizing how people get information about wildfires and evacuations. And it’s not just residents in vulnerable areas downloading the app — firefighters are using it too.
Reporter: Scott Rodd, KPBS
People who often eat fish caught in the San Francisco Bay could be consuming unhealthy levels of persistent, dangerous chemicals.
Reporter: Danielle Venton, KQED
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Minor league baseball has a rich history in California, going back more than a century. But minor league baseball is changing. Like other professional sports, it has become a big-money game, attracting owners looking to cash in on rising team values. One Central Valley city has witnessed what that big-money game looks like firsthand, losing its longtime Single-A team.
Reporter: Keith Mizuguchi, The California Report
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Santa Cruz County’s surf breaks are free to enjoy, but worth millions. That’s one of the findings in the first report to put a price on the world-renowned surf playground.
Reporter: Katie Brown, KAZU
Humboldt County recently approved its first green cemetery. The model allows bodies to decompose in a more environmentally friendly way.
Reporter: Jane Vaughan, Jefferson Public Radio
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Lawyers from around the country are working together and organizing, to find legal strategies to free detained immigrants.
Reporter: Gustavo Solis, KPBS
A congressional hearing in downtown Los Angeles on Monday focused on what witnesses called the chilling effects of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
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As the Trump administration continues its aggressive mass deportation campaign, immigration lawyers are increasingly turning to a law the founding fathers established to protect against a king. The use of habeas corpus petitions has skyrocketed in recent months.
Reporter: Gustavo Solis, KPBS
Governor Gavin Newsom has shut down four prisons, with a fifth closure on its way. He’s said those changes, along with some other reductions, are saving the state around $900 million a year. But according to a new report, the state’s corrections department is still running a huge deficit.
Reporter: Cayla Mihalovich, CalMatters
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In Lake Tahoe, a mother bear and her cub — known as Hope and Bounce — have been breaking into homes. Now, wildlife officials want the mother euthanized, but bear advocates are fighting to save her.
Reporter: Maria Palma, KUNR
In California, dozens of stoneworkers have died and nearly 50 underwent lung transplants because of cutting engineered stone, popular in kitchen countertops. On Thursday, the state board that adopts workplace safety rules considered next steps.
Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED
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A new California law requires the phaseout of certain ultra-processed foods from school meals starting next year. These foods, which could include deli meat or soda, have attracted mainstream attention recently as the federal administration’s Make America Healthy Again campaign has named eliminating them a key issue. But while federal officials have expressed interest in creating a standard definition for ultra-processed foods, it hasn’t happened yet. This law marks the first in the country to give that phrase a statutory definition.
Reporter: Manola Secaira, CapRadio
A property management company with hundreds of buildings in California will have to pay $7 million as part of a settlement agreement in an antitrust lawsuit announced this week.
Reporter: Erin Baldassari, KQED
Cal State University trustees have approved a proposal for higher pay for executives, including university presidents.
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Asbestos, lead, coal dust. All of those posed big health hazards to workers before legal protections finally rolled out. Now, thousands of stoneworkers in California who make our kitchen and bathroom countertops are breathing in something so toxic, nearly 50 had lung transplants.
Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED
Farmworker communities and environmental groups across the state are calling for stronger protections from a pesticide they say endangers public health.
Reporter: Gabriela Fernandez, KCBX
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Los Angeles County's jail system is in the middle of one of its deadliest years on record. According to the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, there have been more than three dozen in-custody deaths so far this year, and many have involved overdoses. Now, new reporting from CalMatters reveals that access to critical opioid addiction treatment has been quietly scaled back.
Guest: Cayla Mihalovich, CalMatters
The Trump administration is suing California over a new law that bars local and federal law enforcement from wearing masks while on duty.
Reporter: Tyche Hendricks, KQED
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In Oceanside in San Diego County, there’s a small nonprofit that’s become a steady place of support for Marines and veterans working through the hardest parts of coming home. The group trains dogs to work alongside service members, helping them rebuild routines, confidence, and a sense of stability. But now the program is facing a financial hit. A major source of federal funding is set to run out at the end of the year and it’s unclear how many people the nonprofit will be able to keep serving without it.
Reporter: Heidi de Marco, KPBS
A federal judge in San Francisco says the Trump administration cannot immediately cut the University of California’s funding or threaten fines over claims of discrimination.
In Los Angeles, a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction in the ongoing case involving immigration raids across the region. The ruling says the federal government likely violated the Fifth Amendment by denying immigrants access to attorneys at a detention facility in downtown Los Angeles.
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Congress ended the shutdown this week, but it didn’t reach a deal on health care. Roughly two million Californians who buy insurance through the state’s marketplace now face steep price hikes after the Trump administration refused to extend enhanced federal tax credits. And some Californians can’t afford to keep their coverage.
Reporter: Lesley McClurg, KQED
The federal Department of Justice has joined a lawsuit seeking to overturn Proposition 50, the ballot measure approved by California voters last week, that will redraw the state's congressional maps.
Reporter: Guy Marzorati, KQED
Lawyers representing victims of the Eaton Fire say Southern California Edison is using delay tactics in court.
Reporter: Erin Stone, LAist
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Heavy rain and winds are forecast throughout California as a strong atmospheric river makes its way down the Golden State.
Reporter: Billy Cruz, The California Report
For the first time in 30 years, the U.S. has not sent a delegation to the United Nations annual climate summit. President Trump has called climate change a hoax and his administration says attending would mean pursuing vague climate goals. But delegates from California and its cities, including Governor Newsom, are there, attempting to fill the void.
Reporter: Laura Klivans, KQED
A former top aide to California Governor Gavin Newsom was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday on 23 counts, including bank and wire fraud.
Reporter: Laura Fitzgerald, CapRadio
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The Palisades and Eaton fires are a sober reminder of just how flammable many urban and suburban homes are. Some survivors are responding by planning to build differently. Instead of the usual wood framing, these homeowners are opting to choose a material many of us associate more with freeways and skyscrapers - concrete.
Reporter: David Wagner, LAist
Many survivors of this year’s Los Angeles County fires are calling for the resignation of State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara. Members of the grassroots organization Eaton Fire Survivor Network say the recovery process is moving too slowly, in large part because of the insurance industry.
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45 years ago, a Sacramento woman founded Mothers Against Drunk Driving after her 13-year-old daughter was struck and killed in Fair Oaks. MADD would go on to advocate for some of the nation's toughest DUI laws in the 1980s. But a new investigation from our California newsroom partner CalMatters found our home state now has some of the weakest DUI laws in the country, and that's led to a spike in alcohol-related roadway deaths.
Guest: Robert Lewis, CalMatters
California has filed a request for a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration, over its attempts to stop states from giving out SNAP benefits.
Reporter: Carly Severn, KQED
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California legislators considered dozens of bills related to artificial intelligence this year. Those numbers have spiked as lawmakers grapple with the technology’s increasing presence and possible negative consequences. One point of concern: the impact that generative AI will have on the state’s natural resources as it becomes an everyday tool for Californians.
Reporter: Manola Secaira, CapRadio
Environmental activists are celebrating the retirement of a Southern California oil rig, with a celebration at San Francisco's waterfront. The California State Lands Commission officially finalized the decommission last week.
Reporter: Eliza Peppel , KQED
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barely a minute of this is about the SoCal strikes. Why is that subject your headline?
wow that is scary looking pic
So, no episode for 10/5/2021?
Vandalism may be a minor crime to you, but it can be devastating to those who work paycheck to paycheck. So what if the cops are able to see anything on public streets. Don’t commit crimes and you won’t have a problem.