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The End Of Wood Street, Oakland's Largest Settlement Of Unhoused People

It was once Northern California’s largest settlement of unhoused people. The city of Oakland recently cleared the last remaining portion of the community people called Wood Street.  

Reporter: Erin Ba…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Whitewater Rafting Could See Big Business This Summer

Rivers in California are flowing fast and wide this year as record snowpack in the mountains melt. All that water has created flood damage and worries about more to come, but one industry is thriving…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

State Announces Plan To Return Chinook Salmon To Its Native Habitat

 Along the Yuba River on Tuesday, California officials announced a plan to give fish access to areas they haven't swam in for more than a century. Daguerre Point Dam has blocked migrating salmon, stu…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Protecting Molok Luyuk, A Space Known For Its Biological Diversity

In 2015, the Berryessa Snow Mountain region became a national monument. The monument status brought protections to the area’s biologically diverse landscape.  But one large swath of land, nestled in …

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

A Firsthand Look At The Border After Title 42 Ended

U.S. immigration officials are expressing confidence in the state of things at the U-S Mexico border. That after the Trump-era Title 42 program ended last week. It prevented migrants from seeking asy…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Thousands Of Migrants Gather At Border As Title 42 Expires

Now that the pandemic era border restrictions, known as Title 42, have been lifted., it’s estimated six thousand migrants are in shelters across the San Diego -Tijuana border waiting to apply for asy…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Hundreds Kept At Makeshift Migrant Camp At San Ysidro Port Of Entry

Title 42, the border policy that was put in place during the pandemic to turn asylum seekers away, ends Thursday night. Officials are expecting a surge of migrants at the border. U.S. Customs and Bor…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

As Federal Public Health Emergency Ends, Long COVID Patients Still Suffering

As we’re now in the fourth year of the pandemic, there is a growing sense of optimism that the worst is likely behind us. Vaccines and boosters have helped reduce the number of hospitalizations and d…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Financially Strapped Hospitals Could Get Help From State

California’s legislature has approved spending $150 million to help cash-strapped hospitals across the state. The money would fund a hospital loan program.

Reporter: Ana Ibarra, CalMatters

Menifee in R…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

With End Of Title 42, California's Border Communities Brace For Influx Of Migrants

This week will mark the end of a controversial border policy that started under President Donald Trump. Title 42 is part of the U.S. Public Health Code meant to prevent the spread of contagious disea…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago