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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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Late-July order backs encampment crackdowns, ends harm reduction funding.
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Congress rescinds $1.1B for CPB, jeopardizing rural stations and local coverage.
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July sweeps at licensed sites stoke fears of wider federal crackdowns.
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A bipartisan bill would make streaming ads follow TV volume limits.
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Golden mussels threaten CA water systems, lakes, and dams.
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Incarcerated firefighters will get federal minimum wage during fires.
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Colleges boost food programs as 2/3 of aid applicants face hunger.
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College students who started during COVID describe years of struggle and growth.
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California updates its low-carbon fuel program, sparking backlash.
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Trump move to rescind forest rule would impact 4M acres in CA.