Civic Leaders Look for New Solution to Combat Homelessness in L.A.
Los Angeles is mulling whether a whole new entity devoted to focusing on homelessness might be the way to address the problem. A group of civic leaders called the Committee for Greater LA think it’s worth a shot.
Reporter: Anna Scott, KCRW
San Francisco Restaurant Struggles to Hire Wait Staff
California remains on track to reopen on June 15. It's a day many businesses have been waiting for, but plenty are finding it hard to hire back staff to a pre-pandemic level.
Guest: Margherita Sagan, Co-Owner of Piccino Restaurant in San Francisco speaking with The California Report's Keith Mizuguchi
Camp Fire Survivors Protest Fire Victim Trust
In the town of Paradise, a hundred or so survivors of the deadly 2018 Camp Fire gathered this weekend for a march along the Skyway - the main road through town. They organized this rally after KQED’s recent investigation into the finances of Pacific Gas & Electric's Fire Victim Trust.
Reporter: Lily Jamali, The California Report
People Are Struggling to Stay Afloat Economically in California
It’s not your imagination -- the Cost of Being Californian is going up. That’s the key finding of a recent study by that name -- released by the Oakland based non profit the Insight Center.
Guest: Anne Price, president of the Insight Center