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 A Vallejo nonprofit is trying to shine a light on Black maternal health … and the group recently held a community BABY SHOWER. KQED’s Annelise Finney takes us there.
Democrat Barbara Lee has represented Oakland in Congress for nearly a quarter of a century. She’s fought on behalf of LGBTQ rights and protecting women from domestic violence. Now Lee is running to take Dianne Feinstein’s seat in the U.S. Senat
A new bill would add California's domestic service workers to state health and safety protections.
The problems cold weather and storms create for farmers in the Central Valley.
In the Central Valley, Madera Community Hospital closed at the end of last year – after struggling with low Medi-Cal insurance repayments and a shortage of nursing staff.  But hospital leaders  hope it’s not too late to restore services.
Governor Gavin Newsom has issued a state of emergency for 13 California counties in response to the winter storms. San Bernardino County is covered by the Governor’s declaration. There, residents in mountain communities are still trapped in the
Last year, a supercharged water year meant the hills between Kern and San Luis Obispo counties were met with dramatic swaths of orange, blue and yellow. While a so-called superbloom didn’t materialize this year, KVPR’s Joshua Yeager reports Val
Pro-Palestinian protests over the war in Gaza are roiling college campuses from New York to California. Here - over the weekend... activists built a new encampment at Sonoma State .... and we expect a similar protest at San Francisco State thi
Worker advocates are applauding a new federal rule that will make millions more people eligible for overtime pay. But in California, those protections are already stronger.
As the climate crisis changes California’s landscape, the ecosystems in state parks are threatened. At one point, the people in charge of those parks were just preserving the land. But now they’re trying to save the land from climate-driven col
Tara Siler has news you need to know to start the weekend of April 27, 2024.
And now to a preview of our sister show, the California Reports Weekly magazine, featuring deep dive stories and documentaries about The Golden State. Here's host Sasha Khokha to tell us what's on the show this week. Well, it's prom season and
Oakland is the firstt West Coast city to formally recognize polyamorous families, and Berkeley could soon follow. Advocates see the move as a significant step to reduce stigma. 
A wave of pro Palestinian demonstrations at UC Berkeley and dozens of other college campuses are putting a spotlight on tensions between free speech and public safety. 
A controversial California housing law is unconstitutional, according to a superior court judge who made the ruling this week. Senate Bill 9 lets homeowners in single family neighborhoods split their lot and build two new homes on each.Reporter
Israel’s attacks on Gaza have lasted over 200 days and the devastation can be seen around the world. As the war continues, families in the U.S. with Palestinian roots are having to watch the destruction from afar. Many are leaning into their tr
Tara Siler has a collection of news you should know for April 26, 2024. 
California lawmakers have reintroduced a bill that would make workers on strike for more than two weeks eligible for unemployment insurance benefits. Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED  
Battle lines are being drawn in what could be a huge fight over taxes in California this November. Those fights are playing out on the ballot and in court.  The state could be headed for another “tax revolt” like the one that ushered in Proposi
Natalia Navarro has some news you'll want to know for Thursday, April 25, 2024.
It's San Francisco Climate Week. If you're not familiar, it's a summit with over 300 events happening across the Bay Area meant to put a spotlight on climate solutions. One of them comes from the California Academy of Sciences, where a lab is f
Following the arrests of dozens of people in pro Palestinian demonstrations at several college campuses around the country, a protest encampment at UC Berkeley has grown.
For many Californians, the idea of High Speed Rail becoming a reality, is well just an idea. But in Fresno, where one of the first stations will be built, some residents see the rail system as a lifeline.Reporter: Madi Bolanos, The California R
Cal Poly Humboldt has shut down its campus, after students occupied a building on campus.  And a protest encampment continues to grow at UC Berkeley, as students voice their concerns about the war in Gaza, and universities investing in companie
Natalia Navarro's collected some news you'll want to hear for Wednesday morning, April 24, 2024.
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