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Primary Election Preview
Next week, California voters will test out two sweeping political reforms at the ballot box. These reforms are giving incumbent politicians up and down the state plenty to worry about. We discuss Tuesday's ballot with John Myers, political editor for KXTV in Sacramento.

Do Term Limits Work?
On Tuesday, voters will get a chance to tweak California's term limits law. Proposition 28 reduces the total time a lawmaker can stay in Sacramento from 14 to 12 years -- but it lets lawmakers serve all that time in either the Senate or the Assembly. The measure has reignited debate about how well term limits are working.

A Student's Life in Immigration Limbo
As part of our 20something series, we meet a 23-year-old UCLA student from Central America. Aidan Caballero left behind a traumatic childhood 12 years ago -- and he's part of some 2,000 refugees who seek political asylum in the U.S. every year because of their sexual orientation.

California Songs: Raashan Ahmad's 'Oakland'
The city of Oakland rarely scores positive headlines. The media tend to focus more on problems like crime, police misconduct and political turmoil. But it did inspire East Bay rapper Raashan Ahmad to write a kind of love song to his city, titled simply "Oakland." He gives us the back story to his composition as part of our California Songs series.

One Poem a Month: June
At the start of each month, poet Al Young pays us a visit -- and he's back today to swoon over June.

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Tilden Park Trains Turn 60
This weekend, a beloved little gem in the hills above Berkeley turns 60. The Redwood Valley Railway Company -- known to most as the Tilden Park Steam Trains -- draws visitors from around the world and has been a family tradition for generations.

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