Podcast Episodes

Judge: Government Responsible for Welfare of Kids Gathered on U.S. Side of Southern Border

A federal judge has ruled that the U-S government is responsible for the safety and welfare of young people who’ve gathered in encampments on the California side of the US-Mexico border.

Uprooted from…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Young Scientists Make Huge Discovery In Santa Cruz County

The Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History has a new specimen on display. A fossilized bone from a giant creature never before found along the Central Coast. The fossil is at least 11,000 years old and…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Snow Survey Reveals Good News for Californians

State water officials say the last snow survey of the season on Tuesday revealed good news for the millions of Californians and farms who rely on snowmelt.

Reporter: Ezra David Romero, KQED

LA County a…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Activists Work To Save Historic Border Wall Murals

Ongoing construction of a new border wall threatened to destroy hundreds of murals that decorate the Tijuana side.  But now, a group of activists has found a way to save some of them. 

Reporter: Gusta…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Companies Look To Buy Backyards To Build Housing

It was hailed as the official end of single-family zoning in California and decried as a threat to suburban neighborhoods.  But two years later, Senate Bill 9 has done little to add new housing, desp…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Piano Bar Helps Visitors Feel At Home

On Grand Avenue in Oakland, musicians are keeping an almost century-old institution alive and thriving. Longtime piano bar The Alley brings in customers old and new, who find comfort in their surroun…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Progress Being Made On Providing Housing For Farmworkers In Half Moon Bay

A mass shooting at a pair of mushroom farms in a coastal town south of San Francisco last year exposed the deplorable conditions workers lived in. Now the city of Half Moon Bay is preparing to break …

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

RFK Jr. Selects Running Mate in Oakland

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named a wealthy tech attorney as his running mate at a rally in Oakland Tuesday. 38-year old Nicole Shanahan is also an investor and philanthr…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Why California Has Such A Hard Time Tracking Homeless Deaths

As more Californians have fallen into homelessness more have died on the streets — but just how many, nobody knows. That’s starting to change. Spurred in part by the efforts of a few counties, the st…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Port Of Los Angeles' Goal For Zero Emissions Still Faces Some Roadblocks

When you think about what causes air pollution in California, cars and factories probably come to mind. But what about ports? For instance, the Port of Los Angeles and the neighboring Port of Long Be…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago