Mar 27 5 overlooked stories that are (almost) entirely politics-free By Erica R. Hendry, Iman Smith, Joshua Barajas We’re taking a break from politics to look at these five important stories that were overrun by last week’s news cycle. Continue reading
Mar 26 Arrests after scuffle breaks out at California Trump rally By Associated Press A scuffle broke out on a Southern California beach where supporters of President Donald Trump were marching when counter-protesters doused organizers with pepper spray. Continue reading
Mar 24 Some California children exposed to higher lead levels than those in Flint By Michael Rios Children in 29 California neighborhoods have been exposed to high levels of lead poisoning that rival those of Flint, Michigan, according to data Reuters obtained from the California Department of Public Health. Continue reading
Mar 16 How California is preparing for a future full of extreme weather By Michael Rios There's no end in sight for California's extreme weather. Gov. Jerry Brown has requested $437 million to prepare for it. Continue reading
Mar 01 California faces $50 billion price tag for flood control, official says By Matthew Daly, Associated Press California faces an estimated $50 billion price tag for roads, dams and other infrastructure threatened by floods such as the one that severely damaged Oroville Dam last month, the state's natural resources secretary said Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 7:33 The foster father who cares when terminally ill kids have no one By PBS News Hour Mohamed Bzeek has become somewhat of a local hero in Los Angeles, taking on a life mission that few others would consider: as a foster parent who cares solely for terminally ill children. Special correspondent Gayle Tzemach Lemmon meets Bzeek,… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 4:29 Inundated by storms and flooding, California hopes for sun By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch 6:13 Precarious Oroville Dam highlights challenges of California water management By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
Feb 13 Fate of Oroville Dam spillway remains unclear, more than a decade after first warning By Dave Berndtson 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
Feb 13 California reports thousands of workers exposed to elevated lead levels By Barbara Feder Ostrov, Kaiser Health News 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