Black English is older than America herself. The language is rooted in African American history and has become ubiquitous on social media and pop culture, yet it hasn’t been embraced in the classroom. But one

Reporter: Daisy Nguyen, KQED

Salinas is temporarily putting the brakes on new tobacco retailers. The move comes as city leaders consider stricter rules to prevent children from accessing tobacco products.

Reporter: Gabriela Fernandez, KCBX

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Life in California has become more expensive, and people are trying to find ways to survive. Among the Latino diaspora – from the Bay Area to the Central Valley – more people are turning to tandas: an old tool, now with a modern twist. It’s a way to get out of a tight spot, save money and build credit.

Reporter: Israel Cardona Hernandez, KVPR

A Bay Area carpenter who was rushed to the emergency room during an immigration arrest last year is suing the Trump administration, saying violent treatment and months of medical neglect in immigration detention left him seriously disabled.

Reporter: Tyche Hendricks, KQED

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nearly half the nation's vegetables and more than three quarters of the country's fruits are grown right here in California? That means Californians have a big stake in what happens with the farm bill, which is overdue for renewal and in front of the Senate now.

Reporters: Amy Mayer, KAZU and Samantha Rangel, KVPR

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fourth of July weekend is almost here and many of us are pulling out the grills and the barbecue sauce. But across the state, fire crews are bracing for a very different kind of heat. California's weather has become more unpredictable, drier in some places and potentially wetter in others, and that's due to the El Nino weather pattern. But what does that mean for potential wildfires?

Guest: Danielle Venton, KQED

California’s Department of Motor Vehicles is on track to share driver’s license data with a national database. The plan is moving forward despite concerns from immigrant advocates that the information could expose people to deportation.

Reporter: Khari Johnson, CalMatters

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Workers’ compensation benefits are intended to help people injured on the job. But sometimes, they fall through the cracks.

Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED

California civil rights leaders are expressing relief and gratitude. That’s after the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that all children born on US soil are US citizens, regardless of their parents’ immigration status.

Reporter: Tyche Hendricks, KQED

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Supreme Court upheld equal citizenship for all born on American soil Tuesday, in a landmark victory for the country’s immigrant communities.

Guest: Kevin Johnson, UC Davis Law Professor

The Humboldt County Sheriff says the rescue at the center of a multiagency investigation into potential fraud and animal abuse will stay open for now, even though the remains of more than 117 dogs were found on the property.

Reporter: Sukey Lewis, KQED

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Search and rescue crews from Los Angeles have arrived in Venezuela to help after two massive earthquakes devastated large swaths of the Northern part of the country last week.

Reporter: Keith Mizuguchi, KQED

Dilapidated mobile home parks across the state are getting revamped…thanks to a state program that launched a few years ago.

Reporter: Ben Christopher, CalMatters

President Trump’s second term in office has been marked by a crackdown on immigration. Now, the government has ended a program that protected some kids from deportation. Including many who arrived in the U.S. as unaccompanied minors, without a parent, and without legal status.

Reporter: Kerry Klein, KVPR

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Although “students” are typically thought of as young people enrolled in K through 12 schools or college…many people over 64 also make up the student population in the San Joaquin Valley. And they’re still reaping the benefits of learning…physically and emotionally.

Reporter: Rachel Livinal, KVPR

California voters will decide on 14 state ballot measures this November. That includes a controversial wealth tax on California billionaires that remains on the ballot after yesterday's deadline despite a flurry of negotiations.

Reporter: Guy Marzorati, KQED

Senator Alex Padilla is launching a first of its kind initiative to help protect against interference in the November midterm election.

Reporter: Keith Mizuguchi, KQED

Reporter: Erin Malsbury, KAZU

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new investigation reveals how California law enforcement agencies disciplined about 150 officers, who used racial slurs and acted in other prejudiced ways, and in many cases, officers kept their jobs.

Guests: Emily Zentner, California Newsroom and Lisa Pickoff-White, UC Berkeley's Investigative Reporting Program

The Trump Administration is taking another step toward restarting oil and gas development on federal lands in California.

Reporter: Gabriela Fernandez, KCBX

The Los Angeles Unified School Board voted unanimously Wednesday to appoint Andrés Chait as superintendent.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Supreme Court is expected to hand down its highly anticipated ruling on birthright citizenship in the coming days. The decision arrives as the nation prepares to mark its 250th anniversary. And it highlights a legacy of Chinese immigrants, and the role they played in building American democracy.

Reporter: Cecilia Lei, KQED

A federal judge in San Jose has ruled that it’s illegal for immigration officers to arrest people at courthouses.

Reporter: Tyche Hendricks, KQED

A major earthquake in Southern California is more likely than ever, a new study has found.

Reporter: Sena Chang, LAist

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices