California CountsHow Signature-Gathering Draws Big Bucks In Election SeasonApril 11, 2016 | Ben BradfordVoters could decide on as many as a dozen ballot initiatives in the November election. To get there, each measure must collect hundreds of thousands of signatures—and that takes a lot of money. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Protects Pay By Gender, Is Race Next?April 10, 2016(AP) — A Democratic state lawmaker is seeking to expand California's toughest-in-the-nation equal pay law to protect workers from racial discrimination.
California CountsCritics Unhappy With Kamala Harris' Approach To San Onofre ProbeApril 8, 2016Some consumer activists worry that California Attorney General Kamala Harris’ Democratic Party loyalties are influencing her office's criminal investigation into the 2013 closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentGovernor Brown, Crime Victims, And The Elephant On The Capitol StepsApril 7, 2016 | Ben AdlerWhen Gov. Jerry Brown joined California crime victims on the steps of the state Capitol Thursday for their annual rally, not a single speaker — not even the governor — mentioned his November ballot proposal to overhaul criminal justice sentencing. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentExceptional And Extreme Drought Persists In CaliforniaApril 7, 2016 | Ed JoyceCalifornia enters spring with 55 percent of the state in extreme drought, mostly in the central and southern part of the state.
California CountsTrump Leads California GOP Race Two Months Before Primary DayApril 7, 2016 | Ben AdlerThe June 7 California presidential primary is two months away, and it increasingly looks like the Golden State will play a key role in both parties' delegate chases. A new poll out Thursday shows Donald Trump leading the Republican race. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California CountsKamala Harris’ Career Choice Inspired By Civil-Rights IconsApril 7, 2016The California attorney general and U.S. Senate front-runner credits the civil-rights activism of Thurgood Marshall and Constance Baker Motley, as well as that of her Indian mother and Jamaican father, for propelling her into a law career. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentAssembly Bill Quickens Overtime Pay For Farm WorkersApril 6, 2016 | Ben BradfordA bill moving through the California Legislature would require farm laborers to receive overtime pay when they work more than eight hours in a day.
State GovernmentCalif. Assembly Looks To Tighten Rules For ModelsApril 6, 2016 | Ben BradfordA California Assembly committee has approved new regulations for the modeling industry to address concerns about sexual harassment and unhealthy eating. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California Counts#IfIHadaVote: What Does Voting Mean To You?April 6, 2016As part of the California Counts collaboration, we’ve been asking community members about the issues most important to them this election season. We want to hear from people who aren’t eligible to vote: children, permanent residents and parolees.
