American society often feels divided. But sometimes, even the most surprising things can bring us together. For a small Central Sierra Nevada community, residents recently found themselves rallying around an unlikely source.

Reporter: Rachel Livinal, KVPR

Communities across California are waking up this morning to the damage left behind from Thursday's powerful storm system. The brunt of the damage was in Southern California.

We'll learn on Friday the results of a strike vote by 20,000 University of California healthcare and other workers.

Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED

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