Podcast Episodes

Thousands Of Californians Still Waiting For Pandemic Rental Assistance

More than 250,000 Californians are still waiting on pandemic rental assistance they applied for through the state. As they wait, eviction protections are continuing to expire. 

Reporter: Ben Christoph…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Did California Travel Bans Work As Planned?

California bans state-funded travel to other states that discriminate against LGBTQ people. That list has ballooned as legislation targeting trans people sweeps the country. Now Democratic lawmakers …

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Effort Continues To Allow Legislative Staff To Unionize

Legislative staff in California’s State Capitol have long been banned from unionizing.  In recent years, efforts to grant them that right have been shot down. But another bill to allow staff to union…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Big Tech Plays Big Role In Hollywood Strikes

The Hollywood strikes this time are different from those of the past, and not just because the technology has changed. Silicon Valley has taken over Hollywood, and Big Tech has an established anti-un…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

A Closer Look At Why Salmon Season Is Closed This Year

This year, there's no fresh, locally caught salmon. The season was closed. So few adult fish are now in the ocean off the California coast, fisheries managers decided they all were needed to return t…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Sea Otter Remains Elusive In Santa Cruz

The best surf spots in Santa Cruz are infamous for territorial locals and some occasionally aggressive confrontations.  But lately, not all of the offenders have been human. A five-year-old sea otter…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

The Sights And Sounds Of Shakedown Street At A Dead And Company Show

The Grateful Dead’s offshoot band, Dead and Company, says this summer was their last tour. And their final stop on that tour was in San Francisco, where fans celebrated the end of an era. 

Reporter: I…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Temecula School Board Rejects Textbook, Despite Warning From Governor Newsom

After months of fighting, the Temecula school board once again failed to approve a new elementary social studies textbook on Tuesday night. That sets up a showdown with the governor’s office.

Reporter…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Orange County Faces Challenges In Implementing CARE Court System

Starting this fall, judges in 8 counties will be put in charge of ordering treatment for people with serious psychotic illness. Some politicians say these new CARE Courts will clean up the streets, w…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Heat Wave Brings Triple Digit Temperatures To the State

Central and Southern California are still not in the clear, with heat warnings in place for much of those regions. And for the state’s 115,000 unsheltered homeless residents, trying to keep cool is e…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago