Feb 24 Watch Bay Area poets turn reporters to tell story of vulnerable public housing residents By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 21 Residents live in filth, fear in mismanaged Bay Area public housing By Amy Julia Harris, The Center for Investigative Reporting Every year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development compiles a list of the worst of the worst public housing agencies across the nation. The city of Richmond, Calif., across the bay from San Francisco and home to Chevron… Continue reading
Feb 18 U.S. olive oil producers urge Congress to impose stricter import standards By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Need olive oil? American shoppers are more likely to pick a European brand, which is cheaper and viewed as more authentic than U.S.-produced olive oil. But U.S. producers contend that "extra virgin" olive oil from Europe may not be as… Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch California’s historic drought strains towns and farms in Sonoma County By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 14 Obama travels to California to address drought-stricken region By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Barack Obama will offer millions of dollars in federal aid for drought-stricken California during a visit with farmers and ranchers Friday and outline plans to seek $1 billion from Congress to help communities manage the effects of climate change. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch San Francisco’s last working-class neighborhood gets left behind in boom times By PBS News Hour As a new wave of tech enterprises gentrify San Francisco’s older, modest neighborhoods, an area known as the Tenderloin, populated by the city’s poorer residents, remains in the grips of drugs and crime. Special correspondent Spencer Michels explores the dilemma… Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch Cities in financial straits weigh bankruptcy By PBS News Hour A wave of bankruptcies is moving across the country as cities try to manage crushing debt from pension obligations. NewsHour Weekend reports from Vallejo, Calif., with a cautionary tale for cities that are looking to bankruptcy as the solution. Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch Language barrier, immigration status keep some Latinos from health care enrollment By PBS News Hour As the largest uninsured ethnic group in the country, Latino Americans are considered key to the success of the Affordable Care Act. In California, enrollment numbers continue to lag despite tens of millions of dollars spent to reach Latinos, who… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch News Wrap: California to cut off state-supplied water due to drought By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch 9:03 In wealthy Orange County, a campaign to waste less to help feed hungry kids By Hari Sreenivasan, Jason Kane Continue watching