Broadcast date: 6/16/16 Bikers Against Child Abuse (B.A.C.A.) is an organization that works to create a safer environment for abused children. As a group of Bikers, they empower children to not feel afraid of the world in which they live. Working in conjunction with local and state officials, B.A.C.A. assists by lending physical and emotional support to victims, standing ready to shield children from further abuse. Join host Fred Munroe as he speaks Atascadero Bikers Against Child Abuse (B.A.C.A

Broadcast date: 6/9/16 On June 9 th , California’s End of Life Option Act (SB 128) will go into effect, and the state will become the fifth in the U.S. to permit physician-assisted suicide for the terminally ill. That means that a patient who has been diagnosed as having six months or less to live can then request life-ending medication from their physicians. The law has been highly controversial, and heavily protested, by groups far and wide, from faith groups to patients rights’ organizations.

Broadcast date: 6/2/16 Integrating behavioral health into our primary care system is no easy task.

Broadcast date: 5/26/16 The purpose of HomeShareSLO is connecting people and homes.

Broadcast date: 5/19/16 While the Affordable Care Act has made coverage more available and affordable for many Americans through subsidized insurance and an expansion of Medi-Caid in states which have opted to do so, several million Californians still don’t have health insurance.

Broadcast date: 5/12/16 Domestic violence, can occur across the lifespan to victims of all ages, including older adults. It can be viewed as a sub-set of the larger elder abuse problem.

Broadcast date: 5/5/16 In recent years, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, (Cal Poly) has made diversity one of its highest priorities.

Broadcast date: 4/28/16 The upcoming Americans for the Arts Survey has important economic, social, and educational value to the Central Coast and can benefit local schools and arts organizations on a local and regional level.

Broadcast date: 4/21/16 Climate change represents a threat to the future of the planet and our children.

Broadcast date: 4/14/16 East LA Interchange is a documentary film that follows the evolution of working-class, immigrant Boyle Heights from multiethnic to predominately Latino and a center of Mexican-American culture in the U.S.