January 23, 2024

Cal State Faculty Union Ends Strike | CA Homebuying Assistance Program | First Senate Debate Analysis | Mira Loma Student Selected in Prestigious Science Competition

50 minutes

Cal State faculty union ends strike. Also, California launches a new homebuyer assistance program. Plus, analysis from the first CA Senate debate. Finally, a Mira Loma student is selected for the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search.

Cal State Faculty Union Ends Strike

Less than 24 hours after Cal State faculty began a weeklong strike across its 23 campuses, the California Faculty Association and California State University system reached a tentative agreement. EdSource Higher Education Reporter Ashley Smith returns to Insight to discuss the end of the historic systemwide strike for the CSU system.

CA Homebuying Assistance Program

California ranks near the bottom of home ownership in America. Now, the state is re-launching a program to make it easier for people to get a first-time homebuyer loan. The California Dream for All was so successful that it unintentionally left many of the people it was designed to help, unable to land an affordable loan. This Spring, the program will relaunch with a few tweaks to help get the money where it is meant to to go. Felicia Mello is a California Divide reporter for CalMatters and joins us with the new changes and how the updated rules might impact the chance of getting accepted into this coveted down payment assistance program.

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

First Senate Debate Analysis

POLITICO Senior Political Reporter Melanie Mason provides analysis after co-moderating the first debate for California Senate candidates that included Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff, Katie Porter and Barbara Lee and Republican Steve Garvey in Los Angeles Monday night.

Mira Loma Student Selected in Prestigious Science Competition

The Regeneron Science Talent Search is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious math and science competition, recognizing 300 high school students around the world every year for their original research. This year’s STS cohort includes a local talent from Mira Loma High School, senior Hari Srikanth. He joins Insight to talk about his interest in research, and his project focused on helping people escape from a burning structure.

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