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Rain and flooding have wreaked havoc on Northern California, a region that just recently was struggling to overcome a historic drought. In San Jose, officials ordered some 14,000 people to evacuate overnight. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo about when it may be possible for residents to return to their homes. Continue reading →

At Northern California’s Lake Oroville, water levels receded Monday, stopping the overflow of water from the dam’s emergency spillway. This reduced the risk of immediate uncontrolled flooding — but longer-term concerns remain. William Brangham speaks with Jeffrey Mount of the Public Policy Institute of California about the massive evacuation that took place and the outlook for the dam’s future. Continue reading →

More than 180,000 people were evacuated from their homes in northern California after engineers worried the emergency spillway for the already-overflowing Lake Oroville would collapse. Continue reading →

The report comes as the state’s workplace health and safety agency, Cal/OSHA, is considering a major update of safety standards for workplace lead exposure for the first time in decades. Continue reading →

Despite some improvements in drought conditions, California Gov. Jerry Brown is not ready to ease or rescind the drought state of emergency declaration he made in 2014. Continue reading →

Prosecuting hate crimes is often a complicated and arduous process, and no national agency tracks conviction rate data for these crimes. Continue reading →

After years of pushing forward a progressive agenda, legislative Democrats will be pushing back against conservative policies. Continue reading →

As more states move to legalize pot, Humboldt County, California, an epicenter of the underground marijuana industry, has begun a new, bold experiment to bring growers out of the shadows and regulate the growth, sale and environmental impact of cannabis. Special correspondent Sheraz Sadiq of KQED reports. Continue reading →

Only 30 people were sentenced to death in the United States this year, the lowest number since the early 1970s. Continue reading →

California Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday asked President Barack Obama to permanently ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in the state before he leaves office. Continue reading →