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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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Altadena residents who lost their homes in the Eaton Fire still need to get their mail. And right now that means waiting sometimes hours at a post office in Pasadena. It's a scene of grief, hope and strong community.
Reporter: Robert Garrova, LAist
A judge has temporarily halted the Trump administration's attempt to freeze federal funds. That’s after several lawsuits were filed, including by the state of California.
Reporter: Marisa Lagos, KQED
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began gathering hazardous materials this week from the Eaton fire at a park in eastern L.A. County. That's upset some of the surrounding cities.
Reporter: Adolfo Guzman-Lopez, LAist
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Sunday that he says will help Southern California fight future wildfires. The order directs federal agencies to bypass state and federal environmental rules, to send more water from California’s Delta. Trump has said this move will help protect against wildfires, by bolstering Southern California’s water supplies. But this order won’t actually do that.
Guest: Alastair Bland, CalMatters
A new strain of bird flu has been detected for the first time in the United States. It was found in Merced County.
Reporter: Kerry Klein, KVPR
Just one week into President Donald Trump’s second term, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been seen conducting operations in San Jose.
Reporter: Joseph Geha, KQED
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President Trump has wasted no time signing executive orders that threaten the safety and livelihood of thousands of migrants living in California. That's left many in the Central Valley feeling mixed emotions.
Reporter: Madi Bolanos, The California Report
President Trump wants to deport undocumented immigrants who are accused of crimes. But working with immigration enforcement could mean skirting around California's sanctuary law.
Our partner, CalMatters, asked all 58 California sheriffs if they’ll agree to work with ICE.
Reporter: Nigel Duara, CalMatters
Meanwhile, some schools in California are informing families of their rights, when it comes to immigration.
Reporter: Billy Cruz, KQED
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As the Southern California wildfires have made tragically apparent, California Democrats' goal to lower the cost of living are running headlong into the impacts of extreme weather brought on by climate change.
Reporter: Guy Marzorati, KQED
President Trump is expected to visit Los Angeles today to see the wildfire damage firsthand, but some of the details around the visit are murky. That's after he signed an executive action earlier this week aiming to reroute Northern California water to the rest of the state.
Reporter: Marisa Lagos, KQED
The state’s response to the bird flu outbreak could be hobbled as the Trump Administration pauses all communication released from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.
Reporter: Lesley McClurg, KQED
State Assemblymember Dawn Addis, who represents Morro Bay, says she's introducing legislation to regulate new battery storage facilities in California. That comes a week after a fire at the world's largest such facility in Moss Landing, owned by the Vistra Corporation.
Reporter: Juan Carlos Lara, KQED
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta is continuing to track price gouging in the aftermath of the Eaton and Palisades wildfires. On Wednesday, Bonta announced charges against a Southern California real estate agent for gouging a couple who lost their home to the fires.
It's yet another challenge facing people who lost their homes, who are just trying to figure out where to live. And some residents are tracking price gougers on their own.
Reporter: Mary Franklin Harvin, CalMatters
An organization representing farmworkers has received postcards threatening people without legal status.
Reporter: Kerry Klein, KVPR
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This month's devastating wildfires in the L.A. area have once again raised questions in California about the wisdom of building homes and entire communities close to mountainous wilderness areas that burned so easily and tragically in dry conditions.
Guest: Branden Brough, family home was in Pacific Palisades
In one of the first acts of his presidency, Donald Trump ordered cut off of access to the CPB One app for migrants seeking asylum in the United States. That's left many in Tijuana without an idea of their future.
Reporter: Gustavo Solis, KPBS
A new executive order from President Donald Trump on gender identity could complicate travel and employment for California’s transgender and non-binary individuals.
Reporter: Lesley McClurg, KQED
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California immigrant advocates are condemning President Donald Trump’s plans to call out the military for immigration enforcement and challenge the Constitutional right to citizenship for everyone born in the U.S.
Reporter: Tyche Hendricks, KQED
Immediately after his inauguration, Donald Trump’s promise to crack down on immigration started to take shape, with the new administration moving to abruptly shut down the CBP One app. The government app allowed migrants to schedule appointments in their attempts to gain asylum in the United States at legal ports of entry. Looking ahead to the possibility of mass deportations of people already in the U.S. those who run migrant shelters in the border city of Tijuana say they’re not prepared to receive a wave of people.
Reporter: Gustavo Solis, KPBS
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On Monday, Donald Trump will be again sworn in as President of the United States. And one of his first official trips as president is expected to be to Southern California on Friday to tour fire devastated areas. Beyond that trip, what will Trump’s return to power mean for California?
Guests: California Congressmen Tom McClintock and Jay Obernolte
California lawmakers and advocates for immigrants are bracing for a sharp rightward shift on immigration immediately after Donald Trump’s swearing in.
Reporter: Tyche Hendricks, KQED
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Firefighters are still battling the two biggest blazes in Los Angeles - the Palisades and Eaton fires. Crews have been able to get better control of both. As we head into the recovery process, what happens next for people in the region?
Guest: Saul Gonzalez, The California Report
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Fire crews are still on the front lines battling the Los Angeles blazes, but California’s Democratic state leaders are bracing for a different fight ahead: a potential clash with the administration of President-elect Donald Trump over disaster aid.
Reporter: Marisa Lagos, KQED
A 14-year-old in Los Angeles is trying to help to restore a sense of normalcy for girls who lost everything in the wildfires there. Her effort to give those girls some free retail therapy has gone viral.
Reporter: Robin Estrin, KCRW
The fires that have destroyed homes have also burned through thousands of acres of wildland that’s home to bears, mountain lions, squirrels and other animals.
Reporter: Jill Replogle, LAist
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Of the army of firefighters trying to contain the blazes in the Los Angeles area, 1000 are incarcerated individuals hacking out fireline with hand tools in rugged terrain. Despite the experience they gain from this work, they face an uphill battle getting hired as firefighters after their release.
Reporter: Katherine Monahan, KQED
Thousands of families looking for stability after the Los Angeles fires are suddenly confronting another crisis. L.A.’s lack of affordable housing.
Reporter: David Wagner, LAist
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The Eaton Fire tore through the community of Altadena. The city has long been a sanctuary for Black people, who make up about 18-percent of its population. The losses from the fire are felt deeply in the community and beyond.
Reporter: Erin Stone, LAist
Pacific Palisades, where the Palisades fire continues to burn, is often known for its glitzy homes and celebrity residents. But it hasn’t always been that way.
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By now, most Californians are aware that animals – pets and wildlife – are also suffering because of the fires raging in Los Angeles County. Whenever a natural disaster strikes, animal rescue operations have to kick into high gear.
Reporter: Rachael Myrow, KQED
California’s insurance commissioner has issued a one-year moratorium on homeowner insurance policy cancellations and non-renewals in areas affected by the Los Angeles fires.
Reporter: Danielle Venton, KQED
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If you've been following the fires in Los Angeles, online or on TV, you've likely seen videos of gridlocked roads filled with abandoned cars. As the Palisades Fire closed in, residents trying to escape were forced to leave their vehicles behind and flee on foot. Bulldozers were later used to clear the roads. This chaotic scene highlights a troubling reality. Many communities, especially those with narrow, winding roads, are unprepared for large scale evacuations.
Guest: Lauren Sommer, NPR Climate Desk
The fires raging in Southern California have affected thousands of people who have lost their homes. But those losses also affect a wider community of people, namely a population of largely immigrant and Latino workers.
Reporter: Saul Gonzalez, The California Report
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More fires have sparked in Los Angeles as fire crews work tirelessly through the day and night to contain them. Tens of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate their homes. Thousands of homes and structures have been destroyed and five people have been killed in the fires.
Guest: Saul Gonzalez, The California Report
Thousands of Los Angeles County residents at risk of losing their homes to fires are on the state’s insurance plan of last resort. That’s according to reporting from our California Newsroom partner, CalMatters.
Reporter: Jeremia Kimelman, CalMatters
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The city of Los Angeles is under a state of emergency following several rapidly growing wildfires that sparked early Tuesday. Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate from the two biggest fires - one burning in Pacific Palisades and the other near Pasadena.
Guest: Saul Gonzalez/The California Report
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Californians are remembering the legacy of late president Jimmy Carter as his family and his remains make their way from the Jimmy Carter Center in Atlanta to Washington DC.
After facing two years of multi-billion dollar deficits, Governor Gavin Newsom says California's state budget for the upcoming fiscal year can be balanced without new cuts or taxes.
Reporter: Guy Marzorati, KQED
Southern Californians are bracing for what forecasters are calling dangerous and "life-threatening" wind conditions over the next few days. A widespread red flag warning is in effect through Thursday due to the Santa Ana wind event, which could bring gusts of more than 80 miles per hour.
President Joe Biden is visiting the Eastern Coachella Valley Tuesday, where he’ll formally dedicate a new national monument.
Reporter: Anthony Victoria, KVCR
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Monday marks four years since a mob of supporters of then President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol. It was an attempt to keep Trump in office, after he lost the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden. 140 law enforcement officers were injured and five people died during or soon after the riot. Since the insurrection, more than 1,000 people have been sentenced for crimes they committed that day. That includes many Californians.
Guest: Tom Dreisbach, NPR Investigative Correspondent
The Santa Cruz Wharf reopened on Saturday, less than two weeks after 150 feet of it collapsed into the ocean during a storm. That area had already been closed to the public for nearly a year because of previous storms. Still, about 20 businesses had to close as a result.
Reporter: Erin Malsbury, KAZU
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When the Trump administration takes office later this month, it'll be on a collision course with California cities that have vowed to protect their undocumented residents from Donald Trump's plans for mass deportation. But when the city says it will protect immigrants, what does that practically mean?
Guest: Eunisses Hernandez, Los Angeles City Council
Two people were killed and 19 injured when a small aircraft crashed into a furniture manufacturing building in the Orange County city of Fullerton on Thursday afternoon.
California's snowpack near Lake Tahoe is higher than it was this time last year, but still just below average for early January.
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Several new laws went into effect on January 1, dealing with everything from workplace issues to education.
Reporter: Saul Gonzalez, The California Report
The future of foreign labor in the tech sector could hinge on the outcome of a debate now raging in the orbit of President-elect Donald Trump, over the H1-B, a temporary visa for skilled workers.
Reporter: Tyche Hendricks, 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.