Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Abortion Pill Access at CA Universities | Growing Pains with CA’s ‘FAIR Plan’ for Fire Insurance | Hidden Brain’s New Series ‘U.S. 2.0’


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An investigation into required abortion pill access at California public universities. Also, growing pains for homeowner’s last resort for fire insurance “FAIR Plan.” Finally, Hidden Brain’s new series “U.S. 2.0” about how we form political beliefs.

Abortion Pill Access at CA Universities
A year ago, California required its public colleges and universities to start providing medication abortions on campus - the first state in the country to do so. But a new investigation by LAist has discovered that many schools haven’t even told their students that abortion pills are available. Senior Health Reporter Jackie Fortiér sheds more light on what information students are - and aren’t - getting, and what the consequences of this lack of accessibility can be.

Growing Pains with CA’s ‘Fair Plan’ for Fire Insurance

is an Economy Reporter at CalMatters and provides an update on California's FAIR Plan - a pool of insurers required by state statute to provide fire-insurance policies when property owners can’t find them elsewhere. Levi’s reporting found the plan is experiencing major growing pains. As the FAIR Plan writes more fire-insurance policies, homeowners complain about poor service, rising costs and threats of getting kicked off.

CalMatters is a nonprofit newsroom that partners with public media stations across the state.

Hidden Brain’s New Series ‘U.S. 2.0’

is the host and creator of the podcast Hidden Brain. Shankar joins Insight about his latest series “U.S. 2.0,” which is part of an annual series about finding wisdom amidst the chaos of everyday life. As we begin a pivotal election season, “U.S. 2.0” kicks off its latest series throughout February about how we form our political beliefs.

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