Inside One of the Biggest Strikes in History of U.S Higher Education

Thousands of Employees of the University of California Remain on Strike

At U.C. Merced, the system’s newest campus, employees are calling on the UC Regents to raise wages so they can afford housing.

Reporter: Esther Quintanilla, KVPR

A U.C. Berkeley Ph.D Candidate Studying Reptiles Decides to Strike

Strikers, represented by the United Auto Workers are disrupting business on UC campuses at a pivotal time in the semester. Isaac Krone is a PHD candidate who studies reptiles, but he says he hasn't been able to focus on his research because he must teach every semester.

Reporter: Jean Zamora, The California Report

Border Rule Changes Could Speed Up Crossings, Impact Aslyum Seekers

Change is coming to the U.S-Mexico border in our region. Mexican immigration officers on that side of the border at San Ysidro will check US-bound travelers’ documents.

Reporter: Caleigh Wells, KCRW

A Week Since Election Day, Multiple Statewide and Municipal Races Still in Limbo

California, like a handful of states across the West, mostly sends every voter a ballot in the mail, and it just takes longer to count mail in ballots. You have to take it out and compare the signature on the blue to the one on file to make sure that it matches.

Reporter: Ben Christopher, CalMatters politics reporter

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