Ron Calderon Takes Leave of Absence from State Senate
While most of us were watching the Oscars last night, the focus of a political corruption scandal in Sacramento dropped a big announcement. Last week, a federal grand jury indicted Calderon on a couple dozen charges, including bribery, fraud, and money laundering. He's accused of using his position to assist a health insurance scheme. Scott Glover of the L.A. Times joins us to discuss the health care insurance fraud.
The Giving State: Mentoring Middle School Youth
Here's another in our occasional series on people who volunteer in California called the Giving State. Today, we meet a legal assistant who mentors middle schoolers in San Francisco.