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LA Homeless Count Up Nine Percent

Homelessness is up 9 percent In LA County. Results of Los Angeles' Annual Homeless Count Are Out ...And It's Not Good.   Anna Scott from KCRW has the details.

The State Task Force Studying Reparations…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Removal Of Dams On Klamath River Worry Some Local Residents

People who live around several reservoirs in Siskiyou County are facing an uncertain future. Four dams on the Klamath River will be torn down over the next two years. Now, their lakefront properties …

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Reported Hate Crimes Rise 20% In California

New numbers out from California's Attorney General's office show a more than 20% increase in hate crimes in the state between 2021 and 2022, with more than 2,100 recorded incidents last year. Reporte…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

California Lagging On Recycling Food Scraps

Have you been recycling your food scraps? A new report finds that California’s landmark compost law that went into effect last year isn’t close to reaching its organic recycling goals.

Reporter: Erin …

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Budget Agreement Still Not Reached As Deadline Looms

By law, California's legislature and the governor must approve a budget by July 1st, the start of the state’s fiscal year. But with that deadline looming, lawmakers and Governor Newsom still haven't …

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Two Bay Area Companies Get Approval To Sell Cell-Cultivated Meat

The U.S. is now the second country in the world to approve the sale of cultivated meat. The meat from Bay Area companies Upside Foods and Good Meat doesn’t come from slaughtered animals. Rather it’s …

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

State Superintendent Calls On Publishers To Create More Inclusive Textbooks

California officials are pressuring textbook publishers to produce culturally diverse materials for California classrooms. This comes in light of book bans across the country.

Reporter: Riley Palmer, …

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

New Study Finds Homelessness Mainly Tied To High Housing Costs

California’s sky high housing costs are the biggest contributor to homelessness, and older residents are feeling it the most. That’s according to a new study from the University of California, San Fr…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Communities Devastated By Flooding Seek More Help From State

When a levee burst in a January rainstorm in the Central Valley town of Planada, floodwaters wrecked the homes of hundreds of farmworker families. In March, the same thing happened again, a levee fai…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Reparations Task Force Prepares Final Report

Later this month, the statewide task force studying reparations for black Californians will submit its historic final report to the state legislature for consideration.  Most of the focus has been on…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago