Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEffort 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 s…
2 years, 9 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 …
2 years, 9 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…
2 years, 9 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 of…
2 years, 9 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, wh…
2 years, 9 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…
2 years, 9 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 …
2 years, 9 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 unshel…
2 years, 9 months ago
Actors Now On Strike, Halting Entertainment Industry
SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents film and TV actors, announced that its 160,000 members are striking, with actors expected to form picket lines o…
2 years, 9 months ago
California Set For Major Heat Wave
Temperatures are expected to climb well above 100, especially in the state’s valleys and away from the coast the rest of this week. Officials from ha…
2 years, 9 months ago