Hundreds of Migrant Teens Are Being Held Indefinitely in Locked Detention
What happens to migrant kids who make the journey to the U.S. without their parents? Many are fleeing criminal gangs in Central America and they may be eligible for asylum. Most spend about a month in a government shelter, before they're placed with a relative or a sponsor to wait for their day in immigration court. But hundreds of kids are being locked up for months -- even years. We've been digging into this story to follow some of those kids, and their families, collaborating with Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX.
L.A. Stage Drama Journeys to the Heart of Child Immigrant Crisis
The real-life drama around the crisis of unaccompanied teens and kids crossing into the U.S. has now inspired a stage drama, in a pretty unusual setting. We visit Los Angeles' Lincoln Park for a preview.
A Childhood Friend Remembers Merle Haggard
We talk to Gerald Haslam, author of "Workin' Man Blues: Country Music in California" about the legacy of country star Merle Haggard, who died this week. Haslam grew up with Haggard in the Central Valley town of Oildale.
Green Film Festival Aims to Activate Its Audience
One of the biggest environmental film festivals in California is opening next week with some 70 films - many about climate change and preserving the wilderness. Arts Reporter Cy Musiker looks at how the San Francisco Green Film Festival, and others like, it are shaping the conversation about a changing planet.
Introducing Your New Host: Sasha Khokha
It's Sasha Khokha's first show as The California Report's new host. Did you know she hosted her own radio show at 9 years old? Well it was her own version of a radio show, anyway. She shares that flashback and more.