State GovernmentThe DNC starts Monday. Here’s what you need to knowAugust 19, 2024The Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago, just a month after the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee and a few short weeks after Harris got in the running for president.
State GovernmentGavin Newsom signs new retail theft laws as voters weigh even tougher penaltiesAugust 16, 2024Gov. Gavin Newsom signed retail theft laws to address concerns about California property crime. Prop. 36 on the November ballot imposes tougher penalties.
State GovernmentCalifornia's suspense file shapes legislative agenda for final weeks of sessionAugust 16, 2024 | Laura Fitzgerald | Megan MyscofskiThe twice-yearly legislative hurdle is known to be a somewhat opaque process where bills over a certain cost threshold can be held without significant public debate.
John Lansing, the steady CEO who led NPR through the pandemic's crises, dies at 67August 16, 2024Lansing tangled with titans, kept the network’s shows on the air even as its offices closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and steered NPR through what he defined as an “existential” financial crisis.
State GovernmentWhat do marijuana, the death penalty and fracking have in common? Harris shifted positions on themAugust 16, 2024Politicians often recalibrate in the face of shifting public opinions and circumstances. Across two decades in elected offices, Vice President Kamala Harris is no exception.
State GovernmentCalifornia Democrats shift tone on crime and criminal justiceAugust 15, 2024 | Megan MyscofskiFour years after the 2020 protests, the conversation on the left in California is changing around crime and criminal justice reform. That's showing up in bills on the November ballot and even how advocates pitch their ideas. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentWildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study saysAugust 15, 2024As climate change fuels the intensity and frequency of wildfires, it's also driving up the health risks for farmworkers who often have no choice but to continue working amid dangerous levels of smoke.
EnvironmentThe oceans are weirdly hot. Scientists are trying to figure out whyAugust 15, 2024Scientists knew that climate change would cause the oceans to heat up a lot. But current ocean temperatures are even higher than expected.
Former CapRadio GM Jun Reina suspected of receiving nearly $500,000 in mysterious payments, according to unredacted reportAugust 15, 2024 | Claire Morgan | Megan Myscofski | Sarit Laschinsky | Vicki GonzalezThe document, reviewed by a CapRadio reporter, names Reina – who ran CapRadio from 2021-2023 – as the recipient of at least $460,000 in “unsupported” payments or reimbursements from the station.
State GovernmentBond voyage: Supporters yank California’s largest-ever affordable housing measureAugust 14, 2024Backers pulled a $20 billion affordable housing bond off Bay Area ballots today, amid fears that it wouldn’t pass.
