Governor Anticipates Tough Economic Times In California
As California responds to the coronavirus pandemic, state and local governments are burning through enormous amounts of money. Governor Gavin Newsom says all that spending now means painful fiscal times later.
Reporter: Scott Shafer, KQED
Coronavirus Spreads Quickly Through Immigrant Detention Center
At a privately operated immigrant detention center in San Diego, six detainees and five employees have tested positive for COVID-19. That’s up from no confirmed cases last week. Immigrant rights activists are blasting CoreCivic, the company that runs the facility, for not doing enough to protect the detainees.
Reporter: Max Rivlin-Nadler, KPBS
Los Angeles County Rolls Out Self-Administered COVID-19 Tests
Los Angeles County has become the center of the coronavirus pandemic in California, If you live there and think you might have COVID-19 you can now get tested. Formerly, testing was largely reserved for at risk populations like the elderly and those with compromised immune systems.
Reporter: Kathryn Barnes, KCRW
After 9-Month Pause, California Issuing Fracking Permits Again
California officials are granting fracking permits again. The state had put a hold on applications for the controversial oil extraction technique last July because of growing safety and environmental concerns.
Reporter: Ted Goldberg, KQED
Zoom-Bombing gives rise to Zoom-Bouncers
you’ve heard of “zoom-bombing,” where trolls hijack an online video conference and post awful things. But have you heard of zoom-bouncing? It’s a new word for the coronavirus pandemic lexicon:
Reporter: Rachael Myrow, KQED
Low Pay And Unsafe Conditions For L.A. Garment Workers Sewing Masks
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, and with the encouragement of the city, many Los Angeles clothing manufacturers are switching from fashion to surgical masks and hospital gowns. The thousands of garment workers making them have often labored in the shadows, cutting and sewing in terrible conditions for poor pay.
Guest: Marissa Nuncio, Garment Workers Center