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KQED's statewide radio news program, providing daily coverage of issues, trends, and public policy decisions affecting California and its diverse population.
Shasta County voters will consider a ballot measure that's faced legal challenges before the primary election. It could change the way elect...
Environmentalists say the Trump Administration is being short sighted in its decision to offer to buy out the leases of some offshore wind e...
California lawmakers are considering new rules for electric bikes as safety concerns grow on roads and trails. But experts say much of the d...
We’re less than a week away from the start of voting in California’s June primary and the race for governor remains up for grabs. On Tuesday...
A health care labor union in California submitted more than 1.5 million signatures this week to place a billionaire tax on the November ball...
Today in Oakland, two of the most powerful men in tech are set to face off in a federal courtroom. Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is su...
Courthouse arrests by ICE have been ramping up across California, particularly in the Inland Empire where court raids have become almost a d...
For many Californians, mobile home parks are one of the last real affordable paths to homeownership. Residents typically own their homes, bu...
The policy-making body that oversees California's court system plans to vote on a proposal this Friday that would require courts to collect...
Normally, county clerk races don’t get that much attention. But in Shasta County, two candidates are fighting for the future of elections in...
Along the banks of the San Joaquin River in Fresno County, an unusual soil has sparked heated, public conversations. That’s because, it’s no...
California is the first state in the country to require folic acid in corn masa flour—the key ingredient in foods like tortillas. The move c...
One byproduct of the Trump Administration’s mass deportation campaign, is a big increase in the number of deportation flights. More and more...
KQED has obtained surveillance video of a mass use of force incident at the Central California Women’s Facility. It's the first detailed loo...
Across California, tax preparers in immigrant communities are seeing an unprecedented drop in filings, in some places, more than 60 percent....
Congressman Eric Swalwell has suspended his campaign for governor. This comes just days after a San Francisco Chronicle report where a forme...
Pacific Grove or PG is no longer a dry town, although it upheld the Prohibition-era ban on booze into the 1960s—longer than any other city i...
1 in 3 Planned Parenthood patients in the United States receive care at clinics in California. But as the abortion-rights organization tries...
A new report is shedding light on the lives of California farmworkers. It argues low wages are not just an economic issue, but a public heal...
For countertop fabricators trying to follow California’s safety rules, “doing the right thing” can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Re...
Want a better life? Move out of California. Well, sorta. According to a new study from the California Policy Lab, the Golden State's high co...
This week indie musician Mitski is playing a series of sold out shows at an unexpected L.A. venue: Hollywood High School’s auditorium. The s...
Hundreds of people became US citizens at a large ceremony in Orange County last month. Despite some concerns about democracy in the US, some...
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about the struggles of California wineries. But the state’s craft brewers are also dealing with significant...
The sexual abuse accusations against the late Cesar Chavez have sparked condemnation and soul-searching on the West Coast, and also fears th...
Tuesday is Farm Workers' Day, formerly known as Cesar Chavez Day, which has been celebrated for almost 30 years. But last week, Governor Gav...
In the spring of 2006, a historic number of Angelenos took to the streets to stop a harsh anti-immigration bill. It worked. But where's that...
It will soon be a month since the start of the U.S.-Israel war with Iran. In response to U. S. military action, the Iranian regime has restr...
911 dispatchers are often the first voice people hear in an emergency. But across the country, it’s getting harder to find people trained to...
As California Governor Gavin Newsom eyes a potential 2028 presidential run, he’s been wading into more foreign policy -- even on issues that...
The California Condor used to range from California to Florida and from Canada all the way down to Mexico. But last century, their populatio...
As word of damning accusations against Cesar Chavez spread this week, farmworkers and advocates in California have struggled to reconcile th...
A major investigation by the New York Times is raising serious allegations about Cesar Chavez, one of the most admired figures in Latino civ...
The nationwide increase in gas prices since the beginning of the war in Iran is hitting especially hard in California, already home to the n...
California's housing crisis is spreading to other states. Congress is finalizing a package of bills some national housing experts say are am...
This school year is the first in which transitional kindergarten is free and available for all 4-year-olds across California. The state has...
It’s the holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims around the world dedicate 30 days to prayer and reflection by fasting from sunrise to sunset. T...
In 2024, California voters approved Proposition 1. That ballot measure set aside billions of dollars to add more mental health and addiction...
About one in ten K-12 students in the US attend a California public school. And those schools are seeing a lot of turmoil this year. San Fra...
School boards across California are giving their members raises, which might sound strange at a time when teachers here are striking for bet...
Over the past year, we’ve watched the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown unfold violently in places like Minneapolis and Chicago....
Proposition 50 is now in effect in California. The law redrew political boundaries for congressional districts. And one of the communities s...
What makes a winning candidate for governor of California? Well, with the exceptions of movie stars Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger,...
At Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, authorities have shut down an underground channel that detainees used to communicate with the ou...
Across California, many Iranian-Americans are still in disbelief following the US-Israeli military strikes in Iran. Some are overjoyed with...
The Trump administration tried last fall to drastically reduce the amount of federal grant money counties could use for permanent supportive...
Sacramento County is home to California’s largest community of state workers, around 90,000 people. Governor Gavin Newsom says he wants them...
In light of violent immigration enforcement in major cities like Chicago, LA and Minneapolis, immigrants around the country are wondering: c...
Hundreds of thousands of California families rely on federal housing assistance programs to make rent- you might know it as Section 8 vouche...
Since last summer, when the Trump administration ramped up deportation efforts, a group of volunteer observers has kept a constant presence...