Jan 19 Watch Villaraigosa: Washington Must Be Smart About Cuts, Investments in U.S. Cities Bracing for a new federal budget, hundreds of U.S. mayors sought meetings in Washington this week. Their message: don't let cities fall through the cracks. Ray Suarez discusses the challenges local governments face amid a national debt crisis with Mayors… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch San Francisco's Famed Coit Tower Murals in Peril Due to Fog, Neglect In San Francisco's Coit Tower, historic murals by 25 significant artists depicting life in California in the early 1930s have fallen into disrepair for a variety of reasons, including a lack of security, funding problems and the city's famous fog. Continue watching
Dec 29 California to Stop Towing, Impounding Vehicles of Unlicensed Drivers By News Desk Starting Jan. 1, a new law will take effect in California, meaning that police officers can no longer impound a car at sobriety checkpoints if the driver's only offense is driving without a license, according to The Associated Press. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch California Hospital Chain Eyed for Possibly Bilking Medicare for Millions Americans spends more than $500 billion every year on Medicare, and as the cost of health care rises, many are examining how that money is spent. NewsHour's partner The Center for Investigative Reporting conducted a year-long probe into one prominent… Continue watching
Dec 06 Political Storms Swirl in Cash-Strapped California Even though there don't seem to be any major statewide election contests on the horizon, political winds are swirling in California, kicking up dust. Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein is up for re-election next year, but so far nobody well-known is… Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch Newly Discovered Massive Black Holes Dwarf Previous Record Holders Astronomers recently discovered two massive black holes more than 300 million light years away. Nothing, not even light, can escape the pull of these black holes, which are each 10 billion times the mass of the sun. University of California,… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch California Raids Threaten Medical Marijuana Regulation In 16 states, marijuana use is legal for medical purposes, but authorities say state laws do not protect growers from federal prosecution. Special correspondent Michael Montgomery of KQED San Francisco looks at how that conflict is playing out in one… Continue watching
Nov 08 Medical Marijuana Growers Face Federal Raids Marijuana plants sit on a rack at the Berkeley Patients Group March 25, 2010 in Berkeley, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) The industry of growing and distributing marijuana is explored in "The Republic of Cannabis" -- a… Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch California Voters Fed-Up With Gridlock as Budget Crunch Lingers Spencer Michels reports from California, where the government gridlock is compounding concerns about the state's budget. Continue watching
Nov 01 Gridlock Grips California Government Photo by Flicker user Wendy McCormac. You would think the state is actually broken. And maybe it is. But Silicon Valley seems to be doing well, housing prices in San Francisco remain high, fancy restaurants are packed and… Continue reading