Jun 14 Watch Swordfishing practices under scrutiny on California’s coast By PBS News Hour A major clash in California is taking place between environmentalists trying to protect the abundant wildlife off shore and commercial fishers who depend on the ocean's bounty for their livelihood. Recently released images of sea life killed by drift gill-nets… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch Debating tenure protections for public school teachers By PBS News Hour A California judge ruled that the state’s tenure protections for public school teachers are unconstitutional. Students who sued the state argued that the tenure policies denied their right to a quality education. Gwen Ifill gets reaction from Joshua Pechthalt, president… Continue watching
Jun 09 More than 1.7 million Americans are stuck in Medicaid application limbo By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News While an unprecedented 6 million people have gained Medicaid coverage since September, mostly as a result of the Affordable Care Act, more than 1.7 million more are still waiting for their applications to be processed—with some stuck in limbo for… Continue reading
Jun 04 Five big takeaways from California’s primary elections By John Myers, KQED 1. The Brown Bomber: No one received more votes on Tuesday than Gov. Jerry Brown, and it’s hard to see the veteran Democrat biting his fingernails about the fall contest to come. Neither of his main GOP challengers came… Continue reading
Jun 03 Record number of earthquakes over 4.0 hits Los Angeles for first time since 1994 By Colleen Shalby In the the past five months, and as recently as Sunday, Los Angeles has experienced five earthquakes — each with a magnitude larger than 4.0. The city hasn’t witnessed such an occurrence since 1994, when the 6.7 magnitude Northridge earthquake… Continue reading
Jun 03 Tuesday’s primary headliners: Mississippi and Iowa By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford Today in the Morning Line: Primary day in Mississippi and Iowa Chris McDaniel: The tea party’s last, best hope? Can Ernst get to 35 percent? Another incumbent in trouble in California Obama defends prisoner swap Mississippi, Iowa headline Tuesday’s… Continue reading
Jun 02 How California’s new primary system hopes to level the playing field By Scott Shafer, KQED Four years ago, Californians joined Louisiana and Washington in passing an election reform measure designed to encourage centrist candidates for office. Called a "top two" or "jungle" primary system, the candidates -- regardless of party affiliation -- run against each… Continue reading
May 28 Watch Google’s diversity record shows women and minorities left behind By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 26 Watch One month before deadly rampage, California shooter evaded police suspicion By PBS News Hour Elliot Rodger killed six people and himself Friday night in Isla Vista, California. According to a “manifesto,” Elliot had been planning the attack for three years, and had posted videos promising violence. Judy Woodruff learns more from Adam Nagourney of… Continue watching
May 20 Poet Gina Loring on lost potential of LA’s incarcerated youth By Mary Jo Brooks "It's not just about the work on the page, it's about where you put your feet when you get out of bed in the morning." That was the mantra of Eloise Klein Healy when she created the graduate writing program… Continue reading