KPBS Midday Edition

As part of our Ballot Breakdown series, we unpack Proposition 39 — which would create new voter ID and citizenship verification requirements in California.

On KPBS Midday Edition, we sit down with Jiyan Rios Zandi, artist and creator of art shop Local Brown Baby.

The U.S. Senate passed a bill to reshape rules for college athletes late last month. The Protect College Sports Act aims to tighten rules around eligibility and transferring, and formalize compensation for college athletes.The effort marks a major effort at the federal level to regulate how college athletes are paid, both by universities and also through name, image and likeness deals.On Midday Edition Wednesday, we hear from a sports law expert on the details of the bill, where it goes from here, and what it means for the future of college sports.Guest:Len Simon, attorney, sports law expert 

Fifty years ago, psychologist Robert Guthrie first wrote the book, "Even the Rat was White."It provided a nuanced, historical record of psychology, looked at the role that white supremacist bias played in the field and highlighted the critical work of Black psychologists.Tuesday on Midday Edition, we look at the legacy of the book.Guests:Ricardo Guthrie, professor of social justice, Fisk UniversityJudy Sundayo, clinical psychologist, professor emeritus at Mesa College; president of Association of Black Psychologists, San Diego chapter

California's UC system has grown from a single campus in Berkeley, founded in 1868, to a 10-campus system featuring some of the leading research institutions in the world. The UC system is now the second-leading employer in California.A new book explores the rise of the UC system, and how its history connects to the state's own growth and ascension. "California Dreams: The Making and Remaking of the University of California" highlights not only the history of the UC system, but also its successes and failures in its mission to make academic excellence accessible to more Californians.On Midday Edition Tuesday, we speak with the book's author Miriam Pawel about the UC system, the founding of UC San Diego, and some of the current challenges facing universities today.Guest:Miriam Pawel, journalist, author of "California Dreams: The Making and Remaking of the University of California"Event:Miriam Pawel: California Dreams with Maria Anguiano at Warwick's, Tuesday October 13, 7:30 p.m.