Podcast Episodes

California's Attorney General Renews Call For Worker Protections Against Extreme Heat

California’s Attorney General has petitioned federal regulators to issue an emergency rule to protect workers from extreme heat. Heat is the leading cause of death among all weather-related workplace…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Hospitals Struggling To Stay Afloat Across California

Half of California hospitals are losing money everyday. Madera Community Hospital is just the latest to close due to financial issues. And experts predict many more will follow across the state.

Repor…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Riverside County Housing Development Uses Its Own Microgrid System

Here in California, we've grown pretty accustomed to power outages. Sometimes it gets knocked out by storms. Other times, it gets turned off on purpose by the utility companies to avoid wildfires. Bu…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Farmworkers, Immigrants Could Be Provided Protections Under New Federal Policy

Half Moon Bay farmworkers – and other vulnerable immigrants who speak up about workplace abuses – could get some protection under a new Biden administration policy. It would shield undocumented immig…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Undocumented Residents In Planada Struggle To Get Help They Need After Storms

When storms battered California last month, the streets of Planada became rivers. Hundreds of homes were flooded and the whole town was evacuated. Now people in this rural Central Valley community ar…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Governor Newsom Says Environmental Law Needs To Be Modernized To Increase Housing

Governor Gavin Newsom says he expects to collaborate with lawmakers this year on reforms to the state’s environmental review law, which has been used repeatedly by opponents of development to block c…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Governor Newsom Pushes For New Gun Restrictions Following Mass Shootings

In the wake of two mass shootings that left 18 people dead, California leaders say they’ll pass new legislation to regulate concealed weapon permits.

Reporter: Marisa Lagos, KQED 

The funeral for 29-ye…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Murders Still On The Mind Of Many Residents In Goshen

As Californians continue to process the series of mass shootings up and down the state, the small community of Goshen in the Central Valley remains shaken by the brutal murders of six family members …

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Vigil Held In Sacramento To Honor Tyre Nichols

Friends and family of Tyre Nichols, the former Sacramento resident who was beaten and killed by Memphis police officers, held a candlelight vigil in his honor Monday night.  

Reporter: Sarah Mizes-Tan…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

After Storms and Landslides, Big Sur Residents May Be Isolated For Weeks

Big Sur is cut off again thanks to landslides on Highway 1 caused by the rain storms earlier this month. Now supplies are being flown in, and residents along portions of the scenic highway may be stu…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago