Oct 29 California orders 21-day quarantine on travelers from Ebola-afflicted countries By Joshua Barajas Passengers who arrive in California from an Ebola-stricken West African country and have had contact with an infected patient will face a 21-day quarantine, state health officials said Wednesday. Continue reading
Oct 25 Early voting shifts midterm election campaign strategies By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press With a little over a week to go until midterm elections, early voting happening in California and more than 30 other states, is causing both Republicans and Democrats to shift their campaign strategies. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch News Wrap: Wave of Islamic State attacks strike Baghdad By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, bombings and mortar fire rocked mostly Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad. At least 50 people were killed in a wave of terror attacks by Islamic State forces. Also, Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying asked demonstrators to… Continue watching
Oct 16 Free speech, and what came after By Spencer Michels Fifty years ago this month, long before the Vietnam War, students on the U.C. Berkeley campus ignited protests over a ban on political activity -- a student movement that would morph into the huge, confrontational demonstrations of the early 1970s… Continue reading
Oct 14 Still no foie gras for Californians, SCOTUS says By Anna Christiansen The French delicacy, made commercially from the livers of force-fed ducks, has long been the subject of debate by animal welfare organizations. In order to grow the organ beyond normal size, animals are force fed through a metal tube several… Continue reading
Oct 13 Police arrest one of 20 clowns terrorizing county in California By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy If the movies “It” and “Killer Clowns from Outer Space” gave you the heebie-jeebies, there’s another reason to be scared of clowns: An outbreak of clowns in the San Joaquin Valley is terrifying residents. Continue reading
Oct 11 Would you switch your favorite drink if it cost more? By William Brangham, Elisabeth Ponsot As San Francisco considers a tax on sugary beverages, NewsHour Weekend spoke with residents as they bought their favorite drinks. We asked: if the price of their beverage of choice increased, would it change their consumption behavior?… Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch Sugar showdown: Vote on San Francisco soda tax draws near By PBS News Hour As a vote on whether to raise the tax on sodas, teas, energy drinks and any others that contain added sugar sold in San Francisco draws near, advocates for the beverage industry and public health arena weigh in on how… Continue watching
Oct 10 Washington voters will see competing gun measures on their state ballot this year By Rachel La Corte, Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. — Two competing measures on the Washington state ballot this fall ask voters to take a stance on expanded background checks for gun sales. One is seeking universal checks for all sales and transfers, including private transactions. The… Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch Restored wetlands welcome wildlife and protect against future floods in San Francisco Bay Area By PBS News Hour Continue watching