New USC President Has Dealt With Admissions Scandals Before
The University of Southern California has a new president. Carol Folt was approved by the Board of Trustees Wednesday and will become the first woman to lead USC.
Workers Stage 1-Day Statewide Strike at University of California Campuses and Hospitals
Thousands of health care workers for the University of California are back on the job today after a one-day strike. The union representing those employees has been at odds with the UC system over contract negotiations. Each side accuses the other of operating in bad faith. Now, the union is drawing support from one White House contender you might have heard of.
Reporter: Steve Chiotakis
Retiring Head of a Southeastern Regional Utility Agency on PG&E's New CEO Shortlist
San Francisco based utility PG&E, which is embroiled in the biggest utility bankruptcy in our country's history, could be getting a new CEO any day now. Bill Johnson is the person whose name is being floated in the business press as the top contender. The utility isn't commenting on that possibility. Johnson would join as the former head of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Part of his tenure there included a major toxic disaster cleanup. A federal jury recently ruled against a TVA contractor blamed by hundreds of blue-collar workers for making them sick. At least 30 workers involved in that cleanup are dead.
Guest: Jamie Satterfield
What Women Want…in Gaming
You may have heard that women make up roughly half of the people who game, and yet, you wouldn’t guess that looking at esports. So, what’s going on? We consider the question from this week’s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.
Reporter: Rachael Myrow
FEMA Details Why It Rejected State's Request for Oroville Spillway Funds
California water officials say they'll appeal a federal agency's decision to deny reimbursement ... for hundreds of millions of dollars spent to repair and re-inforce the damaged spillways at Oroville Dam in Butte county.
Reporter: Dan Brekke
Colorado River Water Districts Approve Deal, and Imperial is Angry
Seven Colorado River states have agreed on a drought plan for the over used Colorado River, but the deal leaves out the river’s largest water user, the Imperial Irrigation District.
Reporter: Erik Anderson
Literary Icon Lawrence Ferlinghetti Marks His 100th Birthday With New Work
Lawrence Ferlinghetti is turning one hundred years old this weekend. And the iconic California poet, publisher and political activist has just come out with a new book to mark the occasion.
Reporter: Chloe Veltman