State Public Health Officials Brace for Coronavirus
An outbreak of coronavirus in China has killed at least 17 people and sickened hundreds more. Although the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said the risk of the virus spreading to people in LA is currently very low, public health officials across the state are taking precautions.
Reporter: Robert Garrova, KPCC
Some Families Separated at the Border Reunite
Hundreds of migrant parents were separated from their children at the U.S. Mexico border and then deported without their children under the Trump administration’s zero tolerance policy. Now, some of those parents are returning to cities like Los Angeles and reuniting with their kids because of a federal judge’s order. Farida Jhabvala Romero spoke with one dad, as he waited to board his flight to LAX at the airport in Guatemala City.
Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED
Newsom Says PG&Es Plan Doesn't Cut It
Governor Gavin Newsom is warning PG&E that the utility’s current plan for exiting bankruptcy isn’t good enough to get the state’s approval. And this isn’t the first time the Governor has warned the utility
Reporter: Marisa Lagos, KQED
SF Prosecutors Will No Longer Seek Cash Bail
San Francisco prosecutors will no longer seek cash bail as a condition for a defendant's release before trial. That’s long been a goal of the city’s new District Attorney, Chesa Boudin.
Reporter: Mina Kim, KQED
State Defends Women in Discrimination Lawsuit
State regulators are intervening in a 10 million dollar settlement proposal between the popular Los Angeles video game maker Riot Games and former female employees. Their concern? The dollar amount may not be big enough.
Reporter: Tiffany Camhi, KQED
Grassroots Campaigns Ramp Up for Democratic Candidates
As presidential candidates accelerate their grassroots campaigns in California, Saul Gonzalez visits a couple of Los Angeles organizing events to see and hear what street-level politicking looks like. He also talks to fired-up volunteer supporters.