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Episode 350
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Encampment Sweeps Continue to Rise in CA
Season 2025
Episode 340
Encampment sweeps in San Diego have become more frequent and forceful since the city reduced its warning notice from 72 hours to 24. Though experts say sweeps don’t solve homelessness, cities persist. Displaced residents report losing critical items and lacking access to adequate shelter.
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Kaiser mental health workers resume negotiations after 6 months of striking.
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A new bill could allow bars in some cities to serve alcohol until 4 a.m.
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Six years after a court ruling, Santa Monica still uses a disputed election system.
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Talk of annexing Canada and new policies are turning Canadian tourists away.
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Federal cuts threaten pandemic-era health grants that supported key public health services.
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Federal housing voucher program winds down, leaving thousands without support.
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Palisades fire destroyed affordable mobile homes — and rebuilding is far from guaranteed.
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A running club in Skid Row offers exercise and community for people overcoming homelessness.
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330 USDA food shipments for California food banks are on hold with no timeline in sight.
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Most NIL earnings go to a few standout athletes at major universities like UCLA and Berkeley.
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New state maps show wildfire risk zones have expanded dramatically across California.
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The DMV keeps money from towed car sales if owners don’t claim it—often without telling them.
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This weekend’s Stockton Pride will be ‘loud and proud,’ despite hate incidents
This Saturday, Stockton Pride will return for its 14th year, with more planned vendors than last year and a higher expected turnout.
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Ice agents detain US citizen as LA immigration raids continue: ‘It’s racial profiling’
Officers arrest people at swap meet in Santa Fe and detain people in Montebello as curfew in LA remains in place
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Jon Yao Kato, owner of DTLA's Kato, is voted Best Chef in California in 2025 James Beard awards
Jon Yao Kato, owner of Kato, the upscale Taiwanese restaurant in downtown L.A., has been recognized as the best chef in California by the James Beard Foundation.
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California Bill Would Prohibit ICE Officers From Wearing Masks in the State
Senate Bill 627, dubbed the No Secret Police Act, comes as tensions have escalated between the state and the Trump administration, which has vowed to carry out the largest deportation campaign in U.S. history.
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