KGO 810 Podcast

US Congresswoman Barbara Lee was our guest. We discussed a bill she is strongly supporting to increase funds for the SNAP program and also her own bill which has been years in the making, calling for Truth and Reconciliation with the African-American community, to clearly understand the problems they face and the source and reason for their suffering for 401 years.1 of 2.You can listen to the Ronn Owens Report weekdays at 11:30am, 3:30pm, and 7:30pm on KGO810 or just go to www.kgoradio.com/ronnowens/ for today's and most of the previous segments.

United Airlines says 36,000 employees face layoffs on October 1st. Brooks Brothers, the 200 year old retailer has filed for bankruptcy. In SF, there are numerous vacancies.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Trump administration regulation that lets employers with religious or moral objections limit women’s access to birth control coverage under the Affordable Care Act and could result in as many as 126,000 women losing contraceptive coverage from their employers.

The Supreme Court will announce Thursday whether congressional committees and a New York prosecutor are entitled to see President Trump’s personal financial records, after the president has waged an intense legal battle to keep the material secret.

The Supreme Court will announce Thursday whether congressional committees and a New York prosecutor are entitled to see President Trump’s personal financial records, after the president has waged an intense legal battle to keep the material secret.

Nik Dehejia, Exec VP of the Oakland Zoo, joins John to discuss the funding crisis. Please help if you can www.OaklandZoo.org

Tulsa is having a surge of Covid-19 cases. All of the Trump campaign staffers were quarantined.

The Mayor of Houston has cancelled the GOP convention scheduled for next week. The health authority called this a clear and present danger.

What does it take for people to understand that we are in the midst of a health crisis?

Chris Merrill is in for Chip today.

Chris Merrill is in for Chip today.

Atlanta Dream co-owner Kelly Loeffler is not in favor of the WNBA's social justice plans and has sent a letter to Commissioner Cathy Engelbert objecting to the league’s initiatives to honor the Black Lives Matter movement.  Doug Feinberg from the Associated Press joins Chris to discuss.

Chris Merrill is in for Chip today.

Dr. Dean Hart joins Chris to discuss Trump’s pledge to pressure governors to open schools in the fall. Smart idea? Dumb idea?  Are you sending your kids back to school?

Chris Merrill is in for Chip today. The Supreme Court ruled today that the Trump administration may allow employers and universities to opt out of the Affordable Care Act requirement to provide contraceptive care because of religious or moral objections. This decision greatly expands the ability of employers to claim the exemption, and the government estimates that it could mean that 70,000 to 126,000 women could lose access to cost-free birth control.

Washington Post editorial writer Stephen Stromberg is Chris’s guest.

Pat discusses re-opening schools in California.