KPBS Midday Edition

Legislators move to enshrine abortion rights in state constitution


Listen Later

The state legislature approved an amendment to protect abortion rights in the California constitution, now it’s up to voters to decide in November. State Senate President Toni Atkins of San Diego is one of the leaders of the effort to secure reproductive rights in California. Next, the bodies of dozens of migrants were found Monday in the back of a tractor trailer in San Antonio. At least 53 migrants died in what is now the deadliest human smuggling case in modern U.S. history. Then, the last of California's statewide eviction protections expire on Friday. Lawmakers extended the deadline back in March to give the state more time to pay out emergency rental assistance. Plus, the long, strange saga of 101 Ash Street took yet another unexpected turn earlier this week. Just an hour before city council members were set to vote on a proposed settlement over the former Sempra Energy headquarters and the nearby Civic Center Plaza, Mayor Todd Gloria withdrew the proposal to allow for additional public comment. Also, the San Dieguito Union High School District Board fired school superintendent Cheryl James-Ward on Sunday without cause. Finally, a pop opera version of “Jekyll and Hyde,” based on the Robert Louis Stevenson Victorian classic opens Thursday night at OB Playhouse.
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

KPBS Midday EditionBy KPBS

  • 4.3
  • 4.3
  • 4.3
  • 4.3
  • 4.3

4.3

56 ratings


More shows like KPBS Midday Edition

View all
Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

38,495 Listeners

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! by NPR

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

38,838 Listeners

The NPR Politics Podcast by NPR

The NPR Politics Podcast

25,769 Listeners

NPR News Now by NPR

NPR News Now

14,398 Listeners

The Rachel Maddow Show by Rachel Maddow, MS NOW

The Rachel Maddow Show

37,357 Listeners

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti by WBUR

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

3,984 Listeners

KQED's Forum by KQED

KQED's Forum

719 Listeners

KQED's The California Report by KQED

KQED's The California Report

397 Listeners

Incoming by So Say We All

Incoming

23 Listeners

San Diego News Now by KPBS Public Media

San Diego News Now

96 Listeners

Cinema Junkie by Beth Accomando

Cinema Junkie

42 Listeners

KPBS Roundtable by KPBS

KPBS Roundtable

18 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

112,049 Listeners

First Person by KPBS

First Person

4 Listeners

Up First from NPR by NPR

Up First from NPR

56,516 Listeners

My First Day by KPBS Explore / Andrew Bracken

My First Day

30 Listeners

The Daily Show: Ears Edition by Comedy Central

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

14,264 Listeners

Throughline by NPR

Throughline

16,363 Listeners

Port of Entry by KPBS

Port of Entry

101 Listeners

KPBS Investigates by KPBS

KPBS Investigates

6 Listeners

Consider This from NPR by NPR

Consider This from NPR

6,397 Listeners

The Parker Edison Project by KPBS Public Media / Parker Edison

The Parker Edison Project

133 Listeners

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart by Comedy Central

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

10,711 Listeners