First Openly Gay Justice Nominated to State Supreme Court

Governor Gavin Newsom has nominated veteran Judge Martin Jenkins as his first appointee to the California Supreme Court. If he's appointed Jenkins will be the first openly gay justice on the California Supreme court.

Reporter: Scott Shafer, KQED

California Physicists Awarded Nobel Prize

Two Californians have been awarded the Nobel Prize in physics with a British scientist. They share the prize for discovering a supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.

Reporter: Danielle Venton, KQED

Tenants Protest Eviction as Moratoriums Expire

As local rent moratoriums expire, landlords have begun filing evictions across the state, and tenants are now protesting a new state law that they say creates new problems for renters instead of protections.

Reporter Max Rivlin-Nadler, KPBS

LAUSD Conflicted About How To Cut Police Budget

In June, a divided Los Angeles Unified School Board voted to reduce the school police budget by 25 million dollars and to reallocate the money to schools with more Black students. More than three months later, the district still hasn’t figured out how to do it.

Reporter: Carla Javier, KPCC

Colossal August Complex Fire Chars More Than a Million Acres

In a season of disastrous and record-setting wildfires across California, one blaze stands out. The August Complex began seven weeks ago with a series of lightning strikes scattered through remote forests. It has since scorched more than a million acres, and is the largest fire ever recorded in the state. 

Reporter: Dan Brekke, KQED

Communities in Los Angeles Unimpressed with Community Policing Efforts

In the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of the police many law enforcement agencies are wrestling with how to better serve the communities they’ve sworn to protect. In Los Angeles, the LAPD thinks it has a program that works. It’s called the Community Safety Partnership and it’s about strengthening relationships between cops and residents. 

Reporter: Benjamin Gottlieb, KCRW

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