May 14 Watch 1:53 Viewer comments on a program offering cash to reduce crime By PBS News Hour Viewers expressed both skepticism and hope regarding NewsHour Weekend’s report on “Operation Peacemaker,” the California program paying young men who have criminal records $1,000 per month to stay out of trouble. In the latest installment of “Viewers Like You,” Alison… Continue watching
Apr 30 GOP race scrambles California's political fault lines By Nicholas Riccardi, Michael R. Blood, Associated Press The prospect of Donald Trump clinching the nomination in the Golden State has scrambled the party's political fault lines in advance of its pivotal June primary, forging unexpected alliances that blur those longstanding divisions. Continue reading
Apr 20 How poetry helped a Compton student survive trauma By Sarah Varney Compton student Kimberly Cervantes said that poetry helped her deal with trauma and the derision she faced at school for being bisexual. Continue reading
Apr 15 Sanders hoping for a California upset By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press LOS ANGELES — If Bernie Sanders can pull off an upset in California, it will be a story that got its start on Hollywood Boulevard. Continue reading
Apr 09 WATCH: Jeffrey Brown interviews authors at LA Times Festival of Books By artsdesk More than 500 authors are set to appear at the LA Times Festival of Books this weekend for one of the largest literary events of the year. Continue reading
Apr 06 Rethinking the use of medication in opioid addiction treatment By Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News Drug treatment providers in California and elsewhere have relied for decades on abstinence and therapy to treat addicts. In recent years, they’ve turned to medication. Continue reading
Apr 05 San Francisco now the first U.S. city to require paid parental leave By Joshua Barajas San Francisco became the first U.S. city to pass a measure that required employers to provide six weeks of fully paid parental leave for new parents. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 4:10 News Wrap: N.Y., Calif. to adopt nation's highest minimum wage By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, governors in New York and California signed bills that raise their minimum wage to the highest in the nation over time. Also, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld a Texas law that counts overall population, not… Continue watching
Apr 04 Clinton supports 'fight for 15' movement, but backs a lower, national standard By Lisa Lerer and Jake Pearson, Associated Press NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton linked herself to a successful effort to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour Monday, part of an effort to woo working class voters ahead of competitive Democratic primary contests in Wisconsin and New… Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch 8:12 Is a $15 minimum wage a boon or a risk for low-paid workers? By PBS News Hour The fight for a $15 per hour minimum wage has won its biggest victories yet. California lawmakers voted for a bill to raise the minimum by 2022, while New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he reached a deal to hike… Continue watching