Investigation Finds California’s Private Homecare Industry In Crisis

California’s private homecare industry is in bad shape, with overwhelmed employers and underpaid workers. That’s from a new report out of UCLA’s Labor Center.

Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED

California lawmakers are expected to vote today on a bill to extend eviction protections for tenants still waiting on rent relief. More than 500-thousand have applied for that assistance.

Guest: Erin Baldassari, Housing Reporter, KQED

A six month-long investigation commissioned by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has found that LA county’s homelessness services are “under tremendous strain” and in need of sweeping reform.  

Reporter: Danielle Chiriguayo, KCRW

Soon you’ll no longer have to show proof of Covid vaccination to get inside many businesses in Los Angeles.

Reporter: Jackie Fortier, KPCC 

Exotic dancers at a North Hollywood bar have been on a strike for more than a week to demand safer working conditions.

Reporter: Robin Estrin, KCRW

More than seven years after its passage, Proposition 47 has saved California 600 million dollars in prison costs according to a new report by the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice.

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