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Episode 350
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Kaiser Strike Becomes the Longest Mental Health Strike Ever
Season 2025
Episode 347
After nearly six months on strike, Kaiser Permanente’s Southern California mental health workers are resuming negotiations over key issues like therapy session times, pensions, and wages. Talks had broken down in March, prompting intervention by state officials.
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Supreme court lifts curb on appearance-based stops, LA sweeps continue.
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Masked raids spur bills to ban masks and require officer IDs.
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Encampment rules vary widely as future state funds hinge on policies.
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Dry lightning sparks dozens of fires as research points to more strikes.
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Sales stall as rates top 6%, listings fall, and deals get canceled.
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Tech firms pitch free AI resources to schools in exchange for users.
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A $500K pilot funds ACs and purifiers for vulnerable desert residents.
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Newsom pivots toward boosting in-state oil to tame gas prices.
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Lawmakers weigh lethal control after a rapid mute swan population boom.
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State will shutter Norco’s California Rehabilitation Center in 2026, saving $150M.