Orange County Homeless Dispute Heads To Federal Court
In Orange County the fate of unhoused people are at the center of a long-simmering legal dispute that’s heading to federal court. The city of Santa Ana is accusing the county and three other cities of dumping unhoused people within its borders.
Reporter: Darrell Satzman, KCRW
Proposed Bill Allows Excused Absences For Mental Health Issues
It’s common for students to be released from school if they have physical health problems, like a high fever or stomach ache, but California students could soon be allowed excused absences from school for mental and behavioral health issues.
Reporter: Katrina Schwartz, KQED
Sonoma County Wants PG&E To Pay Kincade Fire Costs
Sonoma County is using outside lawyers as it prepares to sue Pacific Gas and Electric for $725 million dollars in costs stemming from October's Kincade Fire and power outages.
Reporter: Lily Jamali, KQED
ACLU Says New ICE Regulations Threaten Immigrant Safety
The ACLU says the health and safety of thousands of immigration detainees are at risk after Federal authorities released new rules that weaken protections at many detention facilities.
Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED
Prop 47 Could Keep Thousands Out Of Prison
A criminal justice reform measure passed by California voters in 2014 is saving the state a record 122 million dollars a year on prisons. The change has let California end its use of out-of-state, private prisons entirely.
Reporter: Marisa Lagos, KQED