Cities and Counties Brace for Budget Cuts Due to Coronavirus
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti gave a sobering warning in his State of teh City address Sunday. Because of cratering municipal revenue during the coronavirus shutdown, the city plans to enact furlough days for thousands of employees and make painful cuts to municipal services. L.A. is just the biggest example of how California’s 482 cities and towns are wrestling with the consequences of the pandemic on their budgets.
Guest: Carolyn Coleman, Executive Director, League of California Cities
California Prisons Try to Keep Inmates Coronavirus-Free
The first California inmate has died from health complications related to COVID-19. He was incarcerated at the California Institution for Men in San Bernardino. That comes after a federal judge denied an emergency motion that would have forced state prison officials to reduce the state’s prison population by thousands to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The judge wants to see first if changing up prison housing works.
Reporter: Julie Small, KQED
State Nursing Home Regulators Release COVID-19 Infection Counts
The coronavirus has sickened thousands of workers and residents at long-term care facilities. More than 20 percent of the state’s nursing homes now report cases of COVID-19. That’s according to a list released by the Department of Public Health this weekend.
Reporter: Molly Peterson, KQED Science
Delivering COVID-19 Information in All Languages
Immigrant residents of California speak more than 200 different languages and many aren’t fluent in English. So, how do you get pandemic information to them, especially if their language isn’t widely spoken?
Reporter: Alex Hall, The California Report's Fresno reporter