Podcast Episodes

Foster Families In Limbo After Insurer Shakeup

Thousands of foster children in the state are at risk of being moved from their homes. That’s after a major insurer for foster family agencies says it will no longer cover these organizations, starti…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

How AI Is Changing The Nature Of Police Reports

Draft One is software that uses basically the same AI as Chat GPT. In seconds it generates the narrative for a police officer's report by analyzing the transcript of their bodycam audio. East Palo Al…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

A Look At CARE Court One Year In

CARE Court turns one this week. When it rolled out last year in eight California counties, the program took aim at one of the state’s most pressing challenges -- how to treat people whose illness oft…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Community Perseveres After Fire Destroyed Much Of Historic Town

The Borel Fire was the largest wildfire in Kern County’s history. It tore through 60,000 acres in the southern Sierra Nevada and consumed the historic town of Havilah earlier this summer. State crews…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Former Offender Provides Unique View On Prop 36

One of the highest profile measures on California's November ballot is Proposition 36. If passed, it would roll back criminal justice reforms approved by voters ten years ago to reduce incarceration …

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Haitians In CA Worry Of Long-Term Effects From False Political Rhetoric

A Haitian community group filed a criminal complaint this week in Ohio over former president Donald Trump’s false claims that Haitian immigrants were eating cats and dogs. The same group helps Haitia…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Bomb Explodes Inside Santa Maria Courthouse

Here are the morning’s top stories on Thursday, September 26, 2024…

The FBI is investigating an explosion that took place the lobby of the superior court complex Wednesday morning in Santa Maria, Cali…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Data Shows American Citizens Smuggle More Fentanyl Into US Than Migrants

Here are the morning’s top stories on Wednesday, September 25, 2024…

Mexican drug cartels are recruiting San Diegans to smuggle fentanyl into the United States. Prosecutors are worried about teenagers…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Takeaways From a CA School Where Cell Phones Are Not Allowed

Here are the morning’s top stories on Tuesday, September 23, 2024…

In January of 2025 the Los Angeles Unified School District will ban cellphones on campus. More California school districts will follo…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Climate Change Leads CA Farmers To Seek Alternative Crops, Like Agave

California is home to most of the country’s fruits and nuts, like avocados and almonds. But climate change means hotter temperatures and increased drought for the state, making it harder to grow thos…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago