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