Podcast Episodes

California is Giving Out $9.5 billion in Tax Rebates

If you’ve been struggling with inflation-fueled high prices, from groceries to gasoline, some help is on the way. Starting Friday, the state will start sending out about nine and a half billion dolla…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Project Aims To Name All Japanese Americans Incarcerated During Word War II

During the first months of World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. It authorized the U.S. government to relocate and incarcerate more than 120,000 people of Japanese a…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

California Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation Sued Over Transparency Laws

For years ago, then Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law that unsealed internal official investigations into serious use of force, dishonesty and sexual misconduct by peace officers. But Calif…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Former Orange County Official Now Leading Efforts To Protect Election Workers, Voters

The mid-term elections are a little more than a month away, and officials here in California and across the country are working to make sure the election process is safe and secure. But there are als…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Questions Raised About Whether Proposition 1 Will Actually Expand Abortion Rights

When the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade first leaked in April, state lawmakers in California went to work. They moved forward to place a measure on the November ballot, Proposi…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Former PG&E Executives Settle With Fire Victim Trust

The trust representing 70,000 PG&E wildfire victims reached a nine-figure settlement this week with a group of the utility's former executives and directors. The settlement will come from liability i…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Mexico's Rich Surfing History Being Told

Ensenada is the birthplace of Mexican surfing. It has a rich history, but many people don’t know about it. Now, two surfers from Ensenada have set out to change that. 

Reporter: Gustavo Solis, KPBS 

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Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Gas Prices Rising, But Rebate Checks On The Way

Gas prices remain stubbornly high in California. In fact, over the last week, the average price of a regular gallon of gasoline has jumped more than 40 cents. But some help is on the way in the form …

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

PG&E Faces Criminal Investigation For Possibly Starting Mosquito Fire

Pacific Gas and Electric says it's facing a criminal investigation, for possibly starting the state's largest wildfire so far this year. The company says in a new filing with federal securities regul…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Thousands of Californians Protest the Death of Iranian Woman Mahsa Amini

Protests have erupted across Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who was detained by Iran’s morality police for allegedly wearing her headscarf too loosely, and later died in…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago