Bay Area Congressional Representatives Condemn Enduring Trauma from Family Separation Policy

Congressional representatives from the Bay Area condemned the enduring trauma caused by the Trump administration’s family separation policy. That policy has drawn shock and anger since coming to light in 2018.

Reporter: Michelle Wiley, KQED

Scientists Still Unsure How to Treat COVID-19 Related Brain Fog

A new study out this week suggests long-term cognitive issues may be more common than we thought, especially in people who had mild COVID-19 cases.

Reporter: April Dembosky, KQED

Berkeley Considers Upending Rules Around Single Family Zoning

Berkeley was the first city in the country to adopt single-family zoning. Or rules that restrict housing development to one home on one lot. That was back in 1916. Now Berkeley is one of a handful of California cities considering upending those rules.

Reporter: Erin Baldassari, KQED

New Labor Laws Reveal Glaring Inequities in State's Art Sector

Small arts groups are struggling to comply with the new rules while coping with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reporter: Chloe Veltman, KQED

Incentives Allowed by California Regulators May Have Made Rural Grids More Vulnerable

PG&E is suspected of causing last year’s deadly Zogg Fire in Shasta County last year. At the time, the utility had turned off power in parts of several counties, but not in the area where the Zogg Fire started.

Guest: Steve Weissman, Policy Advisor, Center for Sustainable Energy & Lecturer, UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy 

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