Podcast Episodes

Farmworker Assistance Bill Patterned After Nonprofit's Work

As the state legislature works to tackle a $12 billion budget deficit, a bill aimed at delivering vital resources right to farmworkers’ front doors is being put on hold. It’s modeled after an existin…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Vallejo Police Hid Details Of In Custody Death

Across California, families have had to fight, sometimes for years, just to learn what happened to their loved ones in police custody. Darryl Mefferd wasn't under arrest when he died after an encount…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Challenges of Participating in CA's Budget Process

It’s budget season at the State Capitol, which means grassroots advocates from around California come to plead for the funding they need for key community programs and projects. But, participating in…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

An Aging Homeless Population Amidst A Push by Newsom to Ban Encampments

In recent years, the population of homeless people has aged, with about 20% of them now 55 or older. Many have never been homeless before.

(Reporter: Jane Vaughan, Jefferson Public Radio)

Conservat…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Federal Funding Cuts May Jeopardize A Library Program Serving Blind and Print-disabled Communities

The Institute of Museum and Library Services is a federal agency that funds programs in libraries nationwide. In March, President Trump signed an executive order to slash the agency’s funding. And Ca…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Newly-built Passageways Help Wildlife Safely Cross Roads

Los Angeles County's Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is a  90-million-dollar bridge now under construction. It's designed to connect green spaces between a freeway so animals can cross safely. But animal…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

California's Tiny Home Boom Signals Hope In Housing Crisis Though Challenges Remain

A bill introduced in the state legislature by Sacramento Democratic Assembly member Maggy Krell aims to increase penalties for loitering to solicit minors for sex. But a provision specifically aimed …

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Democrats Hope a Progressive Push Can Flip one of California's Conservative Enclaves

For a long time, California's Central Valley has been a bastion of conservative political support; the red spot in a state that's awash in blue. However, there are signs that support for the right co…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump's Proposed Budget Threatens NASA Space Research

Last week, the Trump administration announced its goal of cutting $6 billion from NASA or nearly a quarter of the space agency's budget. Science programs would be hit especially hard, like the work d…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Communities In Far Northern California Challenged By Return Of Gray Wolves

For decades, wolves were thought to have been hunted and poisoned into extinction in California with the last sighting of the animal in the 1920s. But that changed in late 2011 when a wolf wearing a …

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago