PG&E Says It May Have Started the Camp Fire

PG&E Says It May Have Started the Camp Fire

PG&E has issued a grim new earnings report highlighted by the announcement the utility believes it's "probable" that one of its power lines sparked the devastating Camp Fire in Butte County last November.
Reporter: Dan Brekke

California Cannibis Grow Operations Face Licensing Problems

California representatives Barbara Lee and Ro Khanna along with Senator and presidential candidate Cory Booker re-introduced a bill Thursday calling for an end to federal laws against marijuana. In California, it became legal to sell recreational marijuana in California on January 1, 2018. That is, with a license. But there's been many bumps on the road to legalization.
Guest: David Downs

L.A. Looks to Crack Down on Illegal Pot Shops

Hundreds of marijuana shops in Los Angeles are operating without the legal permits. Now the city is taking a novel approach to get the shops into compliance by shutting off the utilities, the water and the power, of these businesses.
Reporter: Avishay Artsy

New Ordinance Could Provide Work Stability for L.A. Employees

The Los Angeles City Council plans to introduce a motion today to help employees know what hours they’ll be working weeks in advance and what they’ll be paid.
Reporter: Larry Buhl

Facebook Moderators Stressed From Filtering Graphic Content

One of the big stories in tech this week was brought to the fore by an expose by the website The Verge about the people who monitor content on social media platforms. The report says monitors who work at Facebook now suffer from PTSD-like symptoms from hours of filtering through graphic sexual and violent content.
Guest: Rachael Myrow