KQED's The California Report

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KQED's statewide radio news program, providing daily coverage of issues, trends, and public policy decisions affecting California and its diverse population.

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KQED's The California Report episodes:

04.25.2024
Is California Headed For Another Tax Revolt?
Battle lines are being drawn in what could be a huge fight over taxes in California this November. Those fights are playing out on the ballot and in court. The state could be headed for another “tax revolt” like the one...
04.24.2024
Fresno's Chinatown Neighborhood To See Big Changes From High Speed Rail
For many Californians, the idea of High Speed Rail becoming a reality, is well just an idea. But in Fresno, where one of the first stations will be built, some residents see the rail system as a lifeline. Reporter: Madi Bolanos,...
04.23.2024
Housing Out OF Reach For Many Young Parents In LA
For many young parents in Los Angeles, buying a home with enough space for kids is out of reach, and so is renting a family-sized apartment. The makes life challenging for those young couples. Reporter: David Wagner, LAist On Monday, a case...
04.22.2024
Supreme Court Hears Pivotal Homeless Case
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Monday in a case that could have major implications for how cities across the country approach homelessness. This case is called City of Grants Pass, Oregon versus Gloria Johnson. It hinges on whether a...
04.19.2024
Woodshop Business Provides Sense Of Community For Both Novices And Experienced Woodworkers
LA Woodshop is a woodworking school and maker space in Los Angeles. It offers classes, bench space, custom furniture, and an events space, for both novice and experienced woodworkers. Reporter: Saul Gonzalez, The California Report Governor Gavin Newsom has announced plans to...
04.18.2024
Despite Progress, Black Californians Still Face Major Challenges In Closing Equality Gap
There's a new study out that takes a demographic and socioeconomic snapshot of African-Americans in the Golden State. It's called the state of Black California. Despite gains in the quality of life for Black Californians over a 20-year period, the...
04.17.2024
Jail Deaths Prompt Calls To Separate Coroner And Sheriff's Departments In Riverside County
In most California counties, the sheriff also oversees the coroner’s office. But in Riverside County, families whose loved ones have died in local jails say that's a conflict of interest — and they want to change the system. Reporter: Madison Aument,...
04.16.2024
How Much California Students Pay For Abortion Pills Vary By Campus
California requires student health centers at public universities to offer the abortion pill. But how much students pay for the medication differs dramatically campus by campus, from nothing to several hundred dollars. Reporter: Jackie Fortier, LAist Democratic state lawmakers are pushing to...
04.15.2024
Despite Law In Place, Suspensions Still Common At State-Funded Early Education Programs
Suspending or expelling children from preschool for challenging behavior is surprisingly common. And it happens way more often to Black children, boys, and kids with learning differences than others. A California law restricts the practice at state-funded early education programs,...
04.12.2024
Modesto High School Students Learn About Tax Filing
We're nearing the deadline to file taxes. While the task may seem daunting, especially for people who can’t afford an accountant, a group of high school students in Central California want to help fix that problem. Reporter: Billy Cruz, The California...
04.11.2024
Drownings Increase Along Border As Migrants Take Different Approach To Crossing Into US
Last year was one of the deadliest on record for migrants. Tougher enforcement is pushing some to try swimming around the wall along the southern border. And that's prompted lifeguards on both sides of the border to respond. Reporter: Gustavo Solis,...
04.10.2024
Despite Warnings, People Are Still Dying While Being Held Face Down By Police
The warnings go back nearly 30 years. As soon as a person is handcuffed, get them off their stomach. So says a Department of Justice bulletin from 1995. Yet, people in California continue to die after being held face down by law...
04.09.2024
Two California National Parks Rank As Most Polluted In The Country
National parks have been called “America’s best idea.” But a recent study says these parks are increasingly threatened by human-caused air pollution. The parks with the biggest risk are all here in California. Reporter: Joshua Yeager, KVPR Shuttered Madera Community Hospital has cleared...
04.08.2024
Effort To Roll Back Proposition 47 Could Head To Voters
Proposition 47, a criminal justice reform passed by California voters in 2014, has been controversial from the beginning, and now critics of the law are pushing a ballot measure that would roll back some of its key provisions. Guest: Marisa Largos,...
04.05.2024
Judge: Government Responsible for Welfare of Kids Gathered on U.S. Side of Southern Border
A federal judge has ruled that the U-S government is responsible for the safety and welfare of young people who’ve gathered in encampments on the California side of the US-Mexico border. Uprooted from Oakland, the Athletics are headed to Sacramento starting...
04.04.2024
Young Scientists Make Huge Discovery In Santa Cruz County
The Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History has a new specimen on display. A fossilized bone from a giant creature never before found along the Central Coast. The fossil is at least 11,000 years old and was discovered by some...
04.03.2024
Snow Survey Reveals Good News for Californians
State water officials say the last snow survey of the season on Tuesday revealed good news for the millions of Californians and farms who rely on snowmelt. Reporter: Ezra David Romero, KQED LA County authorities have a new strategy to help curb...
04.02.2024
Activists Work To Save Historic Border Wall Murals
Ongoing construction of a new border wall threatened to destroy hundreds of murals that decorate the Tijuana side. But now, a group of activists has found a way to save some of them. Reporter: Gustavo Solis, KPBS After promising to put 200 Black...
04.01.2024
Companies Look To Buy Backyards To Build Housing
It was hailed as the official end of single-family zoning in California and decried as a threat to suburban neighborhoods. But two years later, Senate Bill 9 has done little to add new housing, despite a desperate need for it. But...
03.29.2024
Piano Bar Helps Visitors Feel At Home
On Grand Avenue in Oakland, musicians are keeping an almost century-old institution alive and thriving. Longtime piano bar The Alley brings in customers old and new, who find comfort in their surroundings. Reporter: Katherine Monahan, KQED State utility regulators have released a...
03.28.2024
Progress Being Made On Providing Housing For Farmworkers In Half Moon Bay
A mass shooting at a pair of mushroom farms in a coastal town south of San Francisco last year exposed the deplorable conditions workers lived in. Now the city of Half Moon Bay is preparing to break ground on permanent...
03.27.2024
RFK Jr. Selects Running Mate in Oakland
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named a wealthy tech attorney as his running mate at a rally in Oakland Tuesday. 38-year old Nicole Shanahan is also an investor and philanthropist. She was previously married to the co-founder of...
03.26.2024
Why California Has Such A Hard Time Tracking Homeless Deaths
As more Californians have fallen into homelessness more have died on the streets — but just how many, nobody knows. That’s starting to change. Spurred in part by the efforts of a few counties, the state recently began taking steps...
03.25.2024
Port Of Los Angeles' Goal For Zero Emissions Still Faces Some Roadblocks
When you think about what causes air pollution in California, cars and factories probably come to mind. But what about ports? For instance, the Port of Los Angeles and the neighboring Port of Long Beach, when combined, are the single largest source...
03.22.2024
Pop-Up Event In Oakland Brings Artists, Music Lovers Together
In Downtown Oakland, a pop-up event called couchdate is making room for artists and music lovers to hang out, play and connect with one another. Reporter: Ariana Proehl, KQED Worker safety advocates are outraged that Governor Newsom’s administration may delay the implementation...
03.21.2024
Proposition 1 Narrowly Approved By Voters
A proposal from Governor Gavin Newsom to build housing and mental health treatment beds for Californians experiencing homelessness was narrowly approved by California voters. Proposition 1 allows the state to borrow nearly $6.4 billion to build treatment facilities and supportive...
03.20.2024
Buying And Selling A Home In California Set To Change
The National Association of Realtors, one of the most powerful real estate groups in the country, announced on Friday it would settle a major class-action lawsuit that had accused the group of artificially inflating the commissions its agents make in...
03.19.2024
LA County Residents Say A Nearby Landfill is Making Them Sick
The margin is still too close to call between Yes and No votes on Governor Newsom’s Proposition 1 mental health ballot measure. So close that opponents of the measure, who had previously conceded the race, have now withdrawn their concession. Reporter:...
03.18.2024
California's Worst Wage Theft Offender Still In Business
Not paying someone for a job they did is illegal. It’s called wage theft. But a KQED investigation found California regulators have failed to force the worst offender they cited in the state, to pay more than a tiny fraction...
03.15.2024
Students from India Power the Increase in International Students in the United States
Can California Legislate Its Way to Happiness? The newly formed Select Committee on Happiness and Public Policy Outcomes had its first meeting this week to explore the topic of 'happiness.' Lynn La, CalMatters Indian Students Lead Way for Increase in International Students in...
03.14.2024
A Coding Program at San Quentin Offers Hope for Careers After Prison
Humanitarian Parole Program Can Continue An Oakland man is breathing easier… after a program that protects a Nicaraguan friend survived a court challenge by several Republican-led states. But with a notice of appeal filed this week, his relief could be short...
03.13.2024
Proposition 1 Will Likely Succeed, Opponents Say
Opponents of Proposition 1 are conceding that the state ballot measure -- aimed at housing Californians with severe mental illness -- is likely to pass. That result will allow the state to borrow money and shift existing mental health dollars...
03.12.2024
National Immigration Courts Lose Funding in New Spending Bill
When the Biden administration opened a new immigration court in the Bay Area city of Concord last month… it was part of an effort to cope with a nationwide backlog of more than 3 million cases. But a new spending deal...
03.11.2024
Why California Isn't Ready to Scrap Daylight Saving Time
Why We Keep Springing Forward Way back in November 2018, California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 7, a measure that was supposed to keep us from having to adjust our clocks twice a year for daylight saving time. So why did we...
03.08.2024
Many Young Voters Still Not Heading To The Polls
In California, young people who could vote, and are even registered, just aren’t doing it in big numbers. Tuesday’s primary election was no exception. Reporter: Laura Fitzgerald In his State of the Union address, President Biden addressed his push for a secure...
03.07.2024
Winter Rains Lead To A Rare Sight At Death Valley
Death Valley is normally known for its extreme heat. But this winter, rain and winds pushed tons of water into the area, creating a lake locals grew to call "Lake Manly." People could kayak and wade out. But the lake...
03.06.2024
Schiff, Garvey Advance To November General Election
In the U.S. Senate race to fill the seat once held by the late Dianne Feinstein, Democrat and L..A area Congressman Adam Schiff and Republican and former pro baseball player Steve Garvey will advance to the November general election. Reporter: Scott Shafer,...
03.05.2024
Californians Head To Polls For Primary Election
Polling places are open in California, as local and statewide races are on the ballot. Two of the biggest races -- the U.S. Senate seat that had long been held by the late Dianne Feinstein and Proposition 1, a proposal...
03.04.2024
Would Measure HLA In Los Angeles Really Make Streets Safer?
In recent years, traffic fatalities have remained stubbornly high across California despite efforts to reduce them. That’s especially true in Los Angeles where last year, more than 330 people -- drivers, pedestrians and cyclists -- were killed in collisions, a number...
03.01.2024
Fresno County Mobile Home Park Residents Fight Rising Rents By Buying Their Park
Amid California’s housing crisis, a group of mobile home park residents in Fresno County have done something that might seem impossible. They purchased their park from their corporate landlord, securing stable affordable housing for themselves. But the road to get...
02.29.2024
Blizzard Warning In Effect Through The Weekend In Sierra Nevada
A blizzard warning is in effect through much of the Sierra foothills through the weekend. The National Weather Service says some higher elevations could see as much as ten feet of snow. Ski resorts in Lake Tahoe are preparing for dangerous...
02.28.2024
Name Changes Are At Center Of Ballot Measure In Fresno County
When Fresno County voters go to the polls next week, they will be asked to choose whether local officials should have more control over naming. And re-naming things like towns, cities, and street names. Reporter: Billy Cruz, The California Report San Diego...
02.27.2024
What To Know Before Heading To The Polls On March 5
Californians will head to the polls on March 5 to vote in the presidential primary. While there's only one statewide measure on the ballot, voters will have plenty else to ponder. Guest: Guy Marzorati, KQED Politics Correspondent In Shasta County, a citizens commission...
02.26.2024
Voters Will Decide On Proposition 1, Mental Health And Homelessness Measure
Proposition 1 would allow the state to issue more than $6 billion in bonds, for supportive housing and residential treatment facilities for people experiencing homelessness and mental illness. But local governments are eyeing the measure through a different lens, and...
02.23.2024
Fresno's Rogue Festival Features Performance Of Latehomecomer, A Hmong Family Memoir
The Rogue Festival in Fresno’s Tower District showcases local talent through improv, comedy and storytelling. This year the festival will host nearly 200 performances over the course of two weekends. One of them is a performance of the novel Latehomecomer by...
02.22.2024
Massive Bird Flu Outbreak Severely Impacting Farms In Central Valley
There’s a nasty virus spreading through the U.S. We’re not talking about COVID and we’re not even talking about humans. Avian influenza or bird flu has affected millions of birds across the country, including here in California. And in the Central Valley, farmers...
02.21.2024
Carbon-Related Jobs In Kern County Not A Sure Thing
In the heart of California’s oil country, Kern County, more than 16,000 people work in the petroleum industry. Many of their jobs will likely disappear over the next two decades, as the state phases out oil drilling. Slashing fossil fuel emissions is part...
02.20.2024
Bill Would Require California Landlords To Accept Pets
California landlords would be required to accept pets under first-of-its-kind legislation introduced this month. The bill by San Francisco Assemblymember Matt Haney would also ban property owners from asking about pets on applications, limit pet deposits, and prohibit “pet rent”...
02.19.2024
Program Helps People From Underrepresented Communities Serve In Office
Some Sacramento organizations prepare people from underrepresented communities to serve in public office. That includes Nueva Epoca, which is designed to empower Latinos. Reporter: Kristin Lam, CapRadio In Temecula Valley, teachers and parents who sued the school board over a ban on...
02.16.2024
Bill Would Let Undocumented Students Work At Public Universities, Community Colleges
Advocates for letting public universities in California hire undocumented students, who don’t have federal work authorization, have gotten a boost from Sacramento. A new proposal would let all students work, regardless of immigration status, in the UC, CSU and state...

What's KQED's The California Report about?

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KQED's The California Report episodes:

Is California Headed For Another Tax Revolt?

Fresno's Chinatown Neighborhood To See Big Changes From High Speed Rail

Housing Out OF Reach For Many Young Parents In LA

Supreme Court Hears Pivotal Homeless Case

Woodshop Business Provides Sense Of Community For Both Novices And Experienced Woodworkers

Despite Progress, Black Californians Still Face Major Challenges In Closing Equality Gap

Jail Deaths Prompt Calls To Separate Coroner And Sheriff's Departments In Riverside County

How Much California Students Pay For Abortion Pills Vary By Campus

Despite Law In Place, Suspensions Still Common At State-Funded Early Education Programs

Modesto High School Students Learn About Tax Filing

Drownings Increase Along Border As Migrants Take Different Approach To Crossing Into US

Despite Warnings, People Are Still Dying While Being Held Face Down By Police

Two California National Parks Rank As Most Polluted In The Country

Effort To Roll Back Proposition 47 Could Head To Voters

Judge: Government Responsible for Welfare of Kids Gathered on U.S. Side of Southern Border

Young Scientists Make Huge Discovery In Santa Cruz County

Snow Survey Reveals Good News for Californians

Activists Work To Save Historic Border Wall Murals

Companies Look To Buy Backyards To Build Housing

Piano Bar Helps Visitors Feel At Home

Progress Being Made On Providing Housing For Farmworkers In Half Moon Bay

RFK Jr. Selects Running Mate in Oakland

Why California Has Such A Hard Time Tracking Homeless Deaths

Port Of Los Angeles' Goal For Zero Emissions Still Faces Some Roadblocks

Pop-Up Event In Oakland Brings Artists, Music Lovers Together

Proposition 1 Narrowly Approved By Voters

Buying And Selling A Home In California Set To Change

LA County Residents Say A Nearby Landfill is Making Them Sick

California's Worst Wage Theft Offender Still In Business

Students from India Power the Increase in International Students in the United States

A Coding Program at San Quentin Offers Hope for Careers After Prison

Proposition 1 Will Likely Succeed, Opponents Say

National Immigration Courts Lose Funding in New Spending Bill

Why California Isn't Ready to Scrap Daylight Saving Time

Many Young Voters Still Not Heading To The Polls

Winter Rains Lead To A Rare Sight At Death Valley

Schiff, Garvey Advance To November General Election

Californians Head To Polls For Primary Election

Would Measure HLA In Los Angeles Really Make Streets Safer?

Fresno County Mobile Home Park Residents Fight Rising Rents By Buying Their Park

Blizzard Warning In Effect Through The Weekend In Sierra Nevada

Name Changes Are At Center Of Ballot Measure In Fresno County

What To Know Before Heading To The Polls On March 5

Voters Will Decide On Proposition 1, Mental Health And Homelessness Measure

Fresno's Rogue Festival Features Performance Of Latehomecomer, A Hmong Family Memoir

Massive Bird Flu Outbreak Severely Impacting Farms In Central Valley

Carbon-Related Jobs In Kern County Not A Sure Thing

Bill Would Require California Landlords To Accept Pets

Program Helps People From Underrepresented Communities Serve In Office

Bill Would Let Undocumented Students Work At Public Universities, Community Colleges