Harris vs. Sanchez Senate Race Tops Weekend Democratic Gathering
While Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are duking it out ahead of Super Tuesday, here in California, Democratic die-hards are descending on San Jose this weekend for their statewide convention. Scott Shafer, senior editor for KQED's California Politics and Government Desk, tells us what's happening.
For Some Filipino-Americans, Language Barriers Leave Culture Lost in Translation
Imagine not being able to communicate with your own family. Not because you live on opposite sides of the country, or because your aunt doesn't use Facebook. But because you don't speak the same language. That's the reality for some in the Bay Area's large Filipino-American community. Ericka Cruz Guevarra reports that for some Filipino-Americans, never learning their family's native language has left some things lost in translation.
California OB-GYNs Navigate Catholic Hospitals' Restrictions
A woman in Northern California is suing a Catholic hospital because it refused to allow her doctor to perform a birth control procedure. That hospital, Mercy Medical Center Redding, said its "ethics code" prohibits sterilization procedures in most cases. We spoke with two doctors in Los Angeles who are trying to balance a Catholic hospital's rule with their own obligation to provide quality care to their patients.
Acid Flashback: Santa Cruz Bird Frenzy, Hitchcock and a Biological Whodunit
It looks less and less likely that the ban on commercial Dungeness crab fishing will be lifted this season. Levels of domoic acid in crabs are still high, but what is it? We wanted to find out more, and discovered a little-known chapter in California history -- one that ties together Alfred Hitchcock, his movie "The Birds" and domoic acid.
Brian Andres, David James and Kneedelus, Oh My! 3 New Albums by California Artists
New York might be the center of the jazz world, but critic Andrew Gilbert says the Golden State is still home to some of the genre's most creative and adventurous musicians. He talks with The California Report's Suzie Racho about recent releases from Brian Andres and the Afro-Cuban Jazz Cartel, Kneedelus and David James's GPS.