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Season 2025
Episode 327
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Small Business Funding at Risk Under Trump, Threatening Jobs
Season 2025
Episode 315
A Trump-ordered federal funding freeze has put billions of dollars in small business loans and grants on hold, causing uncertainty for California entrepreneurs. A legal battle is underway, but business owners fear lasting economic damage.
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Federal lawsuit says utility equipment sparked January’s Eaton Fire.
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UCLA links hydrogen sulfide odor to health risks around the Salton Sea.
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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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Reservoirs are 31% full as talks intensify and power risks grow.
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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.