Covered California Rates Uncertain as Senate Votes on Health Care Bill Debate
The Senate is expected to vote today to begin debate on a health care bill, though it's still unclear which bill they'll be debating. The uncertainty has rattled insurance companies who can't figure out what to charge consumers if they don't know what the law is. Health reporter April Dembosky explains California's Obamacare marketplace has delayed the release of premium rates for next year because of the lingering questions. Reporter: Reporter: April Dembosky
Priscilla Chan, Mark Zuckerberg Look to Expand Their East Palo Alto Primary School
Recently, KQED's Tonya Mosley got a sneak peek at the proposed expansion of the Primary School. It's the brain child of Priscilla Chan, wife of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. This school serves low-income students in East Palo Alto and the Bellhaven neighborhood of Menlo Park, with aspirations of one day expanding throughout the nation. Reporter: Tonya Mosley
Kern County School District Reaches Settlement With Civil Rights Groups
Kern County public high schools have been suspending and expelling more black and Latino students than anywhere else in the state -- and now school officials are getting reprimanded as a result. Our education reporter Ana Tintocalis has more on a legal settlement reached Monday. Reporter: Ana Tintocalis
Cleanup of Contaminated Water in California Will Be Costly
Last week we told you about new state regulations for a toxic man-made chemical that's contaminating water supplies around the state, hitting agricultural communities hardest. In part two of our story, Stephanie O'Neill tells us that cleanup will be costly. Reporter: Stephanie O'Neill