The Bay

Working without a boss has its perks. But many gig workers, like those who drive for Uber and Lyft, say they're treated more like employees than contract workers. The California supreme court ruled this week that misclassifying workers as independent contractors rather than employees is a "very serious problem." And the ruling could have big implications for the Bay Area where many  gig workers live and work and could potentially be categorized as real employees.

Guest: Sam Harnett, KQED Silicon Valley reporter

Working without a boss has its perks. But many gig workers, like those who drive for Uber and Lyft, say they're treated more like employees than contract workers. The California supreme court ruled this week that misclassifying workers as independent contractors rather than employees is a "very serious problem." And the ruling could have big implications for the Bay Area where many  gig workers live and work and could potentially be categorized as real employees.

Guest: Sam Harnett, KQED Silicon Valley reporter

There are license plate readers all over the Bay Area that law enforcement can use to track vehicles coming in and out of a particular area. Many of these devices have hung above street lights for a few years, but now some East Bay cities are beginning to limit what surveillance data is being collected from them and regulate how that data can be used.

Guest: Cyrus Farivar: Ars Technica, senior technology policy reporter and author of Habeas Data: Privacy vs. the Rise of Surveillance Tech

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There are license plate readers all over the Bay Area that law enforcement can use to track vehicles coming in and out of a particular area. Many of these devices have hung above street lights for a few years, but now some East Bay cities are beginning to limit what surveillance data is being collected from them and regulate how that data can be used.

Guest: Cyrus Farivar: Ars Technica, senior technology policy reporter and author of Habeas Data: Privacy vs. the Rise of Surveillance Tech

There are license plate readers all over the Bay Area that law enforcement can use to track vehicles coming in and out of a particular area. Many of these devices have hung above street lights for a few years, but now some East Bay cities are beginning to limit what surveillance data is being collected from them and regulate how that data can be used.

Guest: Cyrus Farivar: Ars Technica, senior technology policy reporter and author of Habeas Data: Privacy vs. the Rise of Surveillance Tech

The debate over rent control is at a new crossroads. Tenant advocates say they've collected enough signatures to ask voters in November to repeal Costa Hawkins, a state law that curbs rent control polices in some cities. We ask ... what exactly is Costa Hawkins, again?

Guest: Jessica Placzek, reporter for Bay Curious at KQED

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The debate over rent control is at a new crossroads. Tenant advocates say they've collected enough signatures to ask voters in November to repeal Costa Hawkins, a state law that curbs rent control polices in some cities. We ask ... what exactly is Costa  Hawkins, again?

Guest: Jessica Placzek, reporter for Bay Curious at KQED

The debate over rent control is at a new crossroads. Tenant advocates say they've collected enough signatures to ask voters in November to repeal Costa Hawkins, a state law that curbs rent control polices in some cities. We ask ... what exactly is Costa  Hawkins, again?

Guest: Jessica Placzek, reporter for Bay Curious at KQED

The so-called Golden State Killer raped more than 50 women and murdered a dozen people. Law enforcement officials said Wednesday that they'd arrested Joseph James DeAngelo, the man suspected of terrorizing parts of the Bay Area, Southern California and Sacramento for more than a decade.

Guest: Alex Emslie, KQED criminal justice reporte

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The so-called Golden State Killer raped more than 50 women and murdered a dozen people. Law enforcement officials said Wednesday that they'd arrested Joseph James DeAngelo, the man suspected of terrorizing parts of the Bay Area, Southern California and Sacramento for more than a decade.

Guest: Alex Emslie, KQED criminal justice reporte