Feb 16 Watch Foreclosure Crisis in California Devastates Some Neighborhoods In California, one in 25 homes faces foreclosure. Areas such as Inland Empire, known as "the affordable Orange County," are particularly hard-hit. KCET's "SoCal Connected" program reports on the crisis. Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch Other News: California Fails to Resolve Budget Crisis, Burris Denies Dishonesty In the day's other news headlines, California lawmakers failed to resolve the state's budget crisis, and Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., denied any dishonesty over his contacts with ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch States Hope Stimulus Will Boost Sagging Local Economies With state officials scrutinizing the stimulus plan for funding they hope will revive regional economies, four business writers examine what the real impact may look like. Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch In Other News, Stocks Rise on Wall Street, Calif. Budget Crisis Deepens Despite a dismal jobs report, the market rose as the Senate began debating the economic stimulus bill. California closed most of its government offices today due to its worsening budget shortfalls, forcing more than 200,000 state workers to stay home… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch Scientists Hope to Renew Stem Cell Advances Stem cell scientists anticipate a loosening of federal research funding restrictions under the Obama administration despite otherwise shrinking budgets. Spencer Michels reports on where stem cell research stands and how scientists think it may change in the coming years. Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch States Grapple With Unique Difficulties in Economic Downturn As the impact of the economic downturn ripples across the U.S., four public broadcasting reporters describe how the recession has impacted their states and local communities. Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch Obama Orders Regulators to Revisit Fuel Standards President Barack Obama pledged renewed U.S. leadership to fight global warming Monday, as he ordered regulators to revisit the tightening of fuel-economy standards for new cars and trucks. Experts debate the significance of the announcement for automakers. Continue watching
Jan 26 Obama Moves to Revise Fuel Efficiency Policies By Admin, PBS News Hour President Barack Obama on Monday ordered federal regulators to reexamine two policies that could lead to tougher fuel-economy standards for new cars and trucks. Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch Volatile Fuel Prices Shift Off-shore Drilling Debate The past year's volatile gas prices are impacting the ongoing debate on whether to drill for oil off the coasts of Virginia and California. Spencer Michels reports on how the price swings and new technology are affecting the controversy. Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch Economic Downturn Threatens California’s Health Care System Recent economic problems have created budget shortfalls in many states, but California is worse off than most. Faced with a massive deficit, state lawmakers might have to raise taxes or cut health care services. Betty Ann Bowser reports. Continue watching