A month in solitary confinement, a dollar a day for scrubbing toilets--just two examples of the "disturbing conditions and abusive and retaliatory behavior" immigrant detainees claim they face in for-profit detention centers around Bakersfield. Calls for an investigation on tonight’s The California Report. After local news and weather KVMR’s Felton Pruitt gets the details about Sunday’s Constitution Day Parade from the founder of the Famous Marching Presidents, David "Sparky" Parker. We close with a commentary about a new state law you might not be aware of.

What happens when you turn on the tap and no water comes out? In some parts of the state, you pay tens of thousands of dollars to drill a new well. You might hit the jackpot, or you might not. The California Report looks into the desperately high stakes of today’s groundwater game. After regional news and weather, KVMR’s Paul Emery talks to water guy Steve Baker about how prolonged heat spells could affect how we eat, and Marc Cuniberti has a new Money Matters.

 KVMR’s Paul Emery talks to water guy Steve Baker about how prolonged heat spells could affect how we eat.

As the Mosquito Fire continues to blaze, California State Assembly Members keep close tabs on PG&E for their potential role in its creation. The utility giant says electrical activity occurred on one of its lines close to the Placer County Fire’s inception. National Native News examines the strained relationship between Canada’s Indigenous population and the British monarchy. KVMR’S science correspondent, Al Stahler gives us the latest on our quickly changing forecast.

Pascale of Yubanet.com talks with KVMR's Steve Baker and Cláudio Mendonça about the Mosquito Fire--it's size, containment date, some of the technologies being used, evacuation warnings and orders, and the resulting air quality impacts.

Students have gotten back to in-person classes but the stretch of extreme weather has again disrupted learning all over the state. The California Report talks to teachers without AC. Plus, it examines new data that sheds light on incarceration rates in rural counties. After news on the Mosquito Fire and the weather forecast, KVMR’s Charles Atthill reflects on the death of Queen Elizabeth the 2nd after 70 years on the throne. We end with an essay by Molly Fisk.