Podcast Episodes

Closed Jewish Bakery's Legacy To Live On

Diamond Bakery, an institution for generations of Los Angeles Jews, closed this month after 77 years. But, in what could be considered a Hanukkah miracle, the bakery’s original recipes will live on.

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Published on 2 years ago

More And More Californians Facing Energy Insecurity

Next month, a major PG&E rate hike goes into effect. It’s the latest cost increase driven by wildfire-related expenses, inflation, and the growing energy demands that come with extreme weather. But t…

Published on 2 years ago

Migrant Housing Becoming More Scarce For Farmworkers In California

Migrant farmworkers used to make up a large portion of the agricultural workforce. In recent years, those numbers have decreased. The rules for living in migrant housing are still largely the same, a…

Published on 2 years ago

Solar Industry Battered By New California Rules

California’s solar industry is facing tough times after state utility regulators changed the rules for rooftop solar last spring. Sales are down and layoffs are up.

Reporter: Erik Anderson, KPBS  

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Published on 2 years ago

State Regulators To Vote On New Emergency Rules For Stonecutters' Safety

California regulators are set to vote this week on new emergency rules to protect workers power cutting “engineered stone” to make kitchen countertops. The factory-made material is linked to an aggre…

Published on 2 years ago

Thousands Still Waiting For Help From State's COVID Rent Relief Program

More than 70, 000 Californians are still waiting on support from the state’s COVID-19 rent relief program. And now, that program could run out of money before it pays out the remaining eligible appli…

Published on 2 years ago

Kevin McCarthy Stepping Down From Congress

Recently ousted Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has announced he’s stepping down from Congress by the end of the year. The news was met with disappointment from many of his constituents in hi…

Published on 2 years ago

LA County Sees Record Number Of Drug Overdoses

The number of L.A. residents dying from fentanyl overdoses shot up 1600% over the past six years. A record 3,220 people died of drug overdoses in Los Angeles County in 2022. Fentanyl surpassed metham…

Published on 2 years ago

San Diego Hospitals On Pace To Treat Record Number Of Patients Who Fell From Border Wall

The border wall that separates the U.S. and Mexico has long been controversial, but the barrier also causes real physical injuries when people fall from it. And with the border wall nearly twice as t…

Published on 2 years ago

Threat Of Fruit Flies Returns To California

Four decades ago, California went to war against an enemy that wasn't human. The adversary was the Mediterranean fruit fly, an invasive pest that threatened to destroy California's agricultural econo…

Published on 2 years ago