Program Turns Motel Rooms Into Recovery CentersJune 27, 2016If you had a health crisis, you would get emergency medical care and after it was over, you'd be sent home to recover from it. But what if you have no home? One program is turning cheap motel rooms into triage and recovery wards. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State Education Officials Look To Public Libraries To Serve Summer LunchesJune 24, 2016State education officials are rethinking how they can get food to needy kids when school lets out. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Democrats Push Social Policy Agenda In Good Budget TimesJune 15, 2016California lawmakers will vote on a state budget Wednesday that includes social policy wins for Democrats.
Big Change To UC Application Requirements Stressing Students OutJune 14, 2016The University of California has made a big change to its application. Students applying this fall will be asked to pick four of eight personal insight questions instead of writing the traditional two essays. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
‘Needle Has Not Moved’ On Increasing Diversity On UC CampusesMay 12, 2016UC Regents express frustration over the continued low enrollment of African-American students within the 10-campus system. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentWhat Could A $15 Minimum Wage Mean For Rural, Inland California?March 30, 2016The tentative deal struck by state lawmakers that could push California's minimum wage to $15 an hour by the year 2022 mirrors recent pay hikes in L.A. and San Francisco. But what questions does it raise for other parts of the state? Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Budgeting From the Blacktop: How One School Is Trying To Bridge InequitiesMarch 21, 2016Oak Ridge Elementary in Sacramento is one of many schools grappling with how to bridge disparities under the state's new way of handing out money. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
As Millennials’ Interest In Voting Wanes, Solutions Sought To Re-Engage ThemMarch 18, 2016The race is on to capture the attention of one age group that’s steadily lost interest in voting over the past two decades: young people. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
With Pistachio Sanctions Gone, Will Iran Cut Into Growers’ Bottom Line?March 8, 2016The American pistachio industry hopes to recover this year, but growers across the country may have a different issue, a problem that stems from the lifting of sanctions against Iran. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Transgender Children Living Openly Are Doing Well, Study ShowsFebruary 26, 2016New research finds young transgender children living their lives as their preferred gender had positive mental health outcomes. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
