Sacramento Teachers Picket Outside Schools In One-Day Strike Amid Budget Crisis
The Sacramento City Unified School District is calling for unity with teachers to avoid a state takeover after 2,500 employees staged a one-day strike Thursday.Reporter: Pauline Bartolone
With an Expanding UC Campus and More Jobs, Merced Is Booming. But That Growth Isnât for Everyone
43 percent of all children under three years old in Merced are living in poverty. In our second Starting Blocks story, we look at what is being done to change this.Reporter: Deepa Fernandes
Senator Feinstein Calls for Investigation of Santa Anita Horse Deaths
There’s been a lot of media attention around the 23 horse deaths over the past few months at Santa Anita racetrack, near Los Angeles. Senator Dianne Feinstein wrote a letter to the California Horse Racing Board earlier this month calling for a suspension of racing until an investigation is completed, but the board doesn’t actually have the authority to stop the races.Reporter: Polly Stryker
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