.jpg&width=780 "Top, from left to right: Gubernatorial candidates Travis Allen, Gavin Newsom and Delaine Eastin. Bottom: Candidates Antonio Villaraigosa, John Chiang and John Cox.")
California’s Governor Candidates Debate: Here’s A Look The Six Contenders
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.jpg&width=380 "Democratic Candidates for California Governor Delaine Eastin, from left, Gavin Newsom, Antonio Villaraigosa and John Chiang speak at a NARAL Pro-Choice California event in San Francisco, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018.")
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May 8, 2018
News Network: Community Policing In Sacramento
After Stephon Clark was shot and killed by Sacramento police in his grandparents' backyard, the focus has turned to preventing these events from happening in the future. Could a new approach to community policing be the answer?
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May 8, 2018
California Dream: The Cost Of Living In California
Why does it cost so much to live in California? CALmatters data reporter Matt Levin explains why housing costs are so high.
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May 8, 2018
Six California Governor Candidates To Face Off In Debate
CapRadio Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler has interviewed the six gubernatorial candidates vying for California's top job and he joins Beth Ruyak to preview Tuesday night's debate.
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May 8, 2018
RSVP Previews Benefit Concerts For Center For Land-Based Learning
The Reconciliation Singers Voices of Peace (RSVP) Choir kicks off its spring 2018 concert series with benefit shows for the Center for Land-Based Learning.
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May 7, 2018
3 Black Airbnb Guests Questioned By Police Plan Lawsuit
(AP) — Three black people plan to sue a Southern California police department over what they say was an excessive response to a racially motivated 911 call, but police say their officers' response was polite, brief and nothing out of the ordinary.
May 7, 2018
L.A. County Sued Over Ban On Sex Offenders As Poll Workers
(AP) — Two registered sex offenders are suing Los Angeles County for the right to become poll workers. The lawsuit says that state law doesn't bar registered sex offenders from serving as poll workers.
May 7, 2018
State Lawmakers Move To Limit Opioids For Minors
(AP) — A bill to limit how much opioid medication doctors can prescribe to children cleared a major hurdle in the California Legislature on Monday.
May 7, 2018
California Judge Affirms Ruling For Coffee Cancer Warnings
(AP) — A Los Angeles judge has issued a final ruling requiring coffee to carry cancer warning labels in California.
.jpg&width=480 "The UC Davis Medical Center was a site of local UC employees on strike as part of a system-wide action.")
May 7, 2018
University Of California Workers Start 3-Day Strike Over Pay
Thousands of custodians, security guards, gardeners and other service workers at University of California campuses started a three-day strike Monday to address pay inequalities and demand higher wages.
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California Governments Take Drugmakers To Court Over Opioid Crisis
Municipalities statewide are suing the pharmaceutical industry for damages related to the opioid epidemic.
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Elections
Former Coal CEO Turned Senate Hopeful Don Blankenship Says He's 'Trumpier Than Trump'
May 8, 2018
Blankenship could win West Virginia's GOP Senate primary, despite spending a year in prison after 29 miners died in an explosion at a mine owned by the company he led. Trump isn't backing him.
Politics
Trump: U.S. 'Will Withdraw' From Iran Nuclear Deal
May 8, 2018
President Trump has long been a critic of the multi-nation agreement, criticism that began even before he was sworn in to the Oval Office.
The Two-Way
Leader Of Armenia's 'Velvet Revolution' Takes Power After Weeks Of Protests
May 8, 2018
Just half a month after demonstrations ousted the country's longtime leader, the former journalist who led those protests, Nikol Pashinyan, has been elected prime minister.
All Songs Considered
New Mix: Childish Gambino, Mike Lindsay And Laura Marling As LUMP, More
May 8, 2018
This week's essential new music from All Songs Considered includes pure joy from Ages And Ages, Australian looper and beat maker Alice Ivy, and a look at Childish Gambino's "This Is America."
The Two-Way
Carson And HUD Are Sued Over Delaying Anti-Segregation Rule
May 8, 2018
The suit, which also names HUD Secretary Ben Carson, was filed Tuesday morning, citing the agency's postponement of a rule that targeted segregation.
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Duplass Brothers On Working Together And Growing Apart: 'We Are Ex-Soulmates'
May 8, 2018
Filmmaker siblings Jay and Mark Duplass have been making movies together since they were kids. More recently, Mark says, "We had to dig out space from that beautiful co-dependence."
Parallels
'I Want Women To Have Rights Like Men,' Says Lawyer In Pakistan's Swat Valley
May 8, 2018
A dozen lawyers are helping other women in the Swat Valley with divorce, custody and inheritance cases. Some of the women lawyers defied the Taliban to study law and continue to endure threats.
The Two-Way
Manhattan DA Opens Investigation Of Allegations Against N.Y. Attorney General
May 8, 2018
But Cyrus Vance Jr.'s probe of Eric Schneiderman is complicated: Schneiderman has been investigating Vance for his involvement in the decision not to prosecute producer Harvey Weinstein.
Politics
Tuesday's Primaries: Spotlight On GOP Senate Battles In West Virginia And Indiana
May 8, 2018
An ugly West Virginia contest features controversial coal executive Don Blankenship. President Trump said he could jeopardize a key GOP Senate target. Ohio Democrats have a big contest for governor.
How Prized Bull Semen And DNA Testing Are Reshaping America's Beef Herd
May 8, 2018
Cattle ranchers know that making the best steak starts with the genetic makeup of the herd. Now those genetics have taken a historic leap thanks to new, predictive DNA technology.
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