How the Killing of a California Man Sparked Conflict with Iran
A report in the Sacramento Bee offers insight into the events that led up to the U.S. assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. Last month, an Iraqi-American translator from Sacramento was killed in a rocket attack while working in Iraq. The Bee reports the attack that cost Nawres Waleed Hamid his life set off a chain of events that prompted the U.S. to carry out the strikes that killed Soleimani last week.
Reporter: Sawsan Morrar, Sacramento Bee
Security Analyst Says There Is 'Opportunity For Cease fire With Iran'
As tensions escalate with Iran, a security analyst say that while Iran's attacks on US forces in Iraq was provocative but restrained.
Guest: Joe Cirincione, President, Ploughshares Fund
Iranian Advocates Demand Investigation into Questioning of Iranian-Americans at U.S. Airports
The National Iranian American Council is calling on the Department of Homeland Security to investigate why U.S. immigration officials have been holding and questioning many Iranians and Iranian Americans returning to the U.S. these last few days.
Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED
Housing Activists Disrupt Press Conference On Housing Density Legislation
housing activists yesterday protested changes to the controversial bill SB 50 being considered by lawmakers in Sacramento.
The bill aims to get more housing built near transit hubs.
What was supposed to be a pretty standard news conference took an unexpected turn.
Reporter: Alice Woelfle, KQED
New Podcast Delves Into The Legacy Of Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown left the governor's office a year ago, but he's still very much in the game, weighing in on issues ranging from climate change to nuclear proliferation. Shortly after Brown stepped down, KQED politics editor Scott Shafer a series of interviews with him over several months. They talked about everything from his childhood through his final term as governor.
Guest: Scott Shafer, KQED Politics Editor