Newsom Orders Overnight Curfew for Most Californians

KQED's The California Report

How Police and the Public Are Likely to Respond to Newsom's Curfew Order

Governor Gavin Newsom is imposing an overnight curfew as California tries to head off a surge in coronavirus cases. California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly says the limited stay-at-home order is being implemented in 41 counties.

Guest: Scott Rodd, CapRadio

New Report Shows State Employment Agency Left People Vulnerable to Identity Theft

The report says E.D.D. has sent at least 38 million pieces of mail containing Social Security numbers since the start of the pandemic. The problem persists even though the state auditor asked the agency to remove this information from many of these documents a year and a half ago.

Reporter: Mary Franklin Harvin, The California Report

New Rules Aim to Protect California Workers from COVID-19

The emergency standard approved unanimously by the board that oversees Cal OSHA standards requires employers to implement cleaning protocols, investigate and respond to positive COVID cases in the workplace, and provide testing in cases of outbreak.

Reporter: Alex Hall, KQED

Prison Officials Defend Transferring Inmates Leaving State Prisons to ICE

State law currently restricts local law enforcement from cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But inmates leaving state prisons are excluded from those protections. Prison officials are defending that policy.

Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED

Salton Sea Could Get Funding Boost

Coachella congressman Raul Ruiz introduced a bill this week which seeks to hold the federal government financially accountable for restoring and cleaning up California’s Largest Lake.

Reporter: Megan Jamerson, KVCR

The California Report Magazine Preview: Sounds of Boyle Heights

A new musical project spearheaded by the Alliance for California Traditional Arts tells the story of Boyle Heights. The immigrant neighborhood is quickly gentrifying. “Sounds of Boyle Heights” is featured on this week’s California Report Magazine.

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