New USC President Has Dealt With Admissions Scandals Before
The University of Southern California has a new president. Carol Folt was approved by the Board of Trustees Wednesday and will become the first woman to lead USC.
UC Healthcare Workers Backed by Bernie
Thousands of health care workers for the University of California are back on the job today after a one-day strike. The union representing those employees has been at odds with the UC system over contract negotiations. Each side accuses the other of operating in bad faith. Now, the union is drawing support from one White House contender you might have heard of.Reporter: Steve Chiotakis
Retiring Head of a Southeastern Regional Utility Agency on PG&E’s New CEO Shortlist
San Francisco based utility PG&E, which is embroiled in the biggest utility bankruptcy in our country’s history, could be getting a new CEO any day now. Bill Johnson is the person whose name is being floated in the business press as the top contender. The utility isn’t commenting on that possibility. Johnson would join as the former head of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Part of his tenure there included a major toxic disaster cleanup. A federal jury recently ruled against a TVA contractor blamed by hundreds of blue-collar workers for making them sick. At least 30 workers involved in that cleanup are dead.Guest: Jamie Satterfield
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