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Nuclear Safety in California
More than a week after Japan's 9.0 earthquake and tsunami, workers are still desperately trying to get the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant under control. Like any disaster, this one raises inevitable questions. Could it happen here, and are we prepared? Now those question are being directed at operators of California's two nuclear plants: San Onofre in San Clemente and Diablo Canyon in San Luis Obispo.

Japan's Tragedy Reverberates in California
The massive earthquake in Japan and its aftermath are causing both emotional and economic upheaval on both sides of the Pacific. We feature reports from our Los Angeles and Central Valley bureaus.

Barry Bonds Trial Begins
Major league baseball's opening day is less than two weeks away, and it coincides with something the league would just as soon forget: the steroids scandal involving Barry Bonds. The former San Francisco Giants star goes on trial Monday, accused of lying to a federal grand jury investigating the Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative, known as BALCO.

New Harvest: The Future of Small Town California, Part 4 - Avenal
In 1929, oil was discovered in the Kettleman Hills -- and the nearby town of Avenal was born. But by the 1960s, the oil business dried up, and Avenal struggled to find a new economy and identity. They found one, but in an industry most towns had previously shunned.

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