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You’ve heard a lot about California’s races for Governor, Senate, and Congress. But we’re devoting this episode to the races and propositions that have gotten less attention. Scott and Marisa are joined by Katie Orr and KPCC’s Mary Plummer to run through the details and players behind Proposition 6, Proposition 8 and Proposition 11, plus … Continue reading Election Preview: Under the Radar Issues and Races →

A hot, dry spring has let many in the Pacific Northwest to worry about this year's fire season. In some ways, for Glenn Casamassa, the last fire season never ended. Casamassa is the regional forester for the Forest Service region 6. He’s tasked with preparing for the this year's wildfires while still recovering from the last one.

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were temporarily down early Sunday. All three social media platforms, including Facebook Messenger, were affected by the outage. Downdetector.com, a site that monitors site outages, shows Facebook had been down since 6:30 a.m. EST in much of the world, with thousands of reported outages concentrated in the northeastern U.S., Europe and … Continue reading Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp Back up After Global Outage →

Update June 6, 2018: San Francisco appears on its way to becoming the first city in the nation to ban all flavored tobacco products from all store shelves. Measure E is passing in a sweeping victory garnering 68 percent of the votes. The R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company spent nearly $13 million on a campaign to … Continue reading San Francisco Passes First-in-the-Nation Flavored Tobacco, Vaping Ban →

A shakeup of leadership in the House of Representatives sets California up for increased influence in 2019 (00:25), and a California mayor has his sights on Iowa (3:23). Then, San Francisco supervisor and mayoral hopeful Jane Kim joins Political Breakdown hosts Scott Shafer and Marisa Lagos to talk about Wu-Tang as her campaign anthem (6:55), … Continue reading Jane Kim on Learning from Losses, Clean Streets, and Wu-Tang Love →

The killing of 8 people in Georgia, 6 of whom were women of Asian descent, has led to marches and rallies in the Bay Area in support of the AAPI community. It’s also prompted many people to share experiences they’ve had with racism and sexism. But as organizer and advocate Hyejin Shim says, it’s also … Continue reading With Calls to #StopAAPIHate, Specificity Matters →

Statewide Rental Assistance Program is Now Open The $2.6 billion dollar program is using federal funds to get relief into the hands of struggling renters and landlords. It’s unknown how much back rent is owed across the state, but estimates range from $400 million to nearly $2 billion. Center Helps Black Cal State Students Navigate … Continue reading Californians Can Now Apply for Rent Relief Program →

California wasn’t ready for the spike in unemployment since the pandemic. And one big reason is because the agency that handles unemployment benefits has had a lot of problems: dated technology, lack of staffing, and a system that focuses more on stopping fraud than getting people the money they need now. Today, that means 1.6 … Continue reading More Than A Million Californians Are Still Waiting for Unemployment Benefits →

The article cites "incitement of insurrection," charging that Trump's comments to supporters on Jan. 6 led to a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Nico, 6, was on a walk with his family, when his younger brother chucked his favorite toy over the guard rail and down onto a canal. A group that cares for the canal retrieved the stuffed animal.