Jun 26 Supreme Court rejects gun rights challenge to California limits on concealed carry By Associated Press The justices on Monday left in place an appeals court ruling that upheld the San Diego sheriff's strict limits on issuing permits for concealed weapons. Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch 4:29 Labor violations force truckers into life of servitude By PBS News Hour An investigative report released Friday by USA Today exposes a truck driving industry rife with labor violations, forcing truckers into working conditions akin to indentured servitude. Brett Murphy, the article’s author, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Naples, Florida, to discuss the… Continue watching
Jun 08 Grab your earplugs. Invasive coqui frogs gain foothold in California By Kerry L. Shaw, Scientific American Coqui frogs -- voracious, cacaphonous amphibians -- have already disrupted the ecosystem of Hawaii's Big Island. Now they've got a foothold in the Golden State… Continue reading
Jun 03 After a horrific blaze, Oakland firefighters confront lasting emotional scars By Leah Rosenbaum, STAT After the Ghost Ship warehouse fire, Oakland firefighters want to create a peer counseling program to help cope with PTSD and other mental health issues. Continue reading
May 25 Tribes bash proposed Trump budget cuts to Native American programs By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press Members from Native American tribes in six Western states called on Congress to restore funding to tribes during budget negotiations. Continue reading
May 20 California Democrats take aim at Trump, GOP Congress By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press The party's elected leaders urged fired-up activists to work against the 14 Republicans in the state's 53-member congressional delegation. Continue reading
May 07 California leads the nation in life sentences. A new bill aims to change that By Kamala Kelkar California leads the nation with the highest percentage of prisoners serving for life, which critics say is an economic drain on the state. Continue reading
May 04 Should Texas secede? Why breaking up is hard to do By Mindy Fetterman, Stateline An online survey by Reuters in 2014 found that nearly one in four Americans want their state to secede. The desire was highest — 34 percent — in the Southwest, which includes Texas. Continue reading
May 02 Watch To control kids' asthma, this California program clears the air at home By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 3:28 Looking back at LA riots after beating of Rodney King By PBS News Hour Twenty-five years ago, parts of Los Angeles erupted with anger after four white police officers who were filmed beating motorist Rodney King with batons were acquitted of assault. Riots lasted for five days, left 63 people dead and destroyed or… Continue watching