KQED's The California Report L.A. Faces Testing Shortages As Cases of COVID Grow
Jul 9, 2020
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L.A. Faces Testing Shortages as Cases of COVID Grow
Los Angeles County remains the center of the state’s coronavirus pandemic four months in. The county has more than 123,000 confirmed cases so far. But even as the toll from the virus grows, it's gotten harder for many in the L.A. area to schedule appointments to get tested.
Reporter: Saul Gonzalez, KQED
Stanford Eliminates a Third of Its Varsity Sports
Here in the Bay Area, Stanford says its cutting nearly a third of its varsity sports programs due to financial strain from the pandemic. The school says the cuts will directly impact more than two hundred and forty students, and over forty staffing and coaching positions.
Reporter: Marco Siler-Gonzalez, KQED
Many Workers Welcome the Option to Work From Home Permanently
For some workers, the pandemic is bringing about permanent changes. Case in point: Silicon Valley-based tech company Quora, the Q&A website, is giving all of its 200 employees the option to work from home even after this is all over.
Guest: Adam D'Angelo, CEO Quora
Sacramento Grapples With Police Reform
Cities and counties all around our state are grappling with how to approach police reform. In Sacramento, that conversation has been taking place for two years, ever since the deadly police shooting of an unarmed Black 22 year-old named Stephon Clark.
Reporter: Scott Rodd, CapRadio
Vallejo Police Release Video of Deadly Shooting of Sean Monterrosa
Police in the Bay Area city of Vallejo have released body camera footage from an officer’s deadly shooting of a man last month. The video doesn’t show what many were waiting for: Images of what Sean Monterrosa was doing before he was killed.
Reporter: Ericka Cruz Guevarra , KQED
Autopsy Reveals Details From Police Shooting In L.A. County
In L.A. county another family is searching for answers after a loved one's death at the hands of Police. 18-year-old Andres Guardado was shot and killed by an L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy last month. Large public protests followed. Weeks later, an independent autopsy is giving Guardado’s familo some details about what happened.
Reporter: Robert Garrova, KPCC
Los Angeles County remains the center of the state’s coronavirus pandemic four months in. The county has more than 123,000 confirmed cases so far. But even as the toll from the virus grows, it's gotten harder for many in the L.A. area to schedule appointments to get tested.
Reporter: Saul Gonzalez, KQED
Stanford Eliminates a Third of Its Varsity Sports
Here in the Bay Area, Stanford says its cutting nearly a third of its varsity sports programs due to financial strain from the pandemic. The school says the cuts will directly impact more than two hundred and forty students, and over forty staffing and coaching positions.
Reporter: Marco Siler-Gonzalez, KQED
Many Workers Welcome the Option to Work From Home Permanently
For some workers, the pandemic is bringing about permanent changes. Case in point: Silicon Valley-based tech company Quora, the Q&A website, is giving all of its 200 employees the option to work from home even after this is all over.
Guest: Adam D'Angelo, CEO Quora
Sacramento Grapples With Police Reform
Cities and counties all around our state are grappling with how to approach police reform. In Sacramento, that conversation has been taking place for two years, ever since the deadly police shooting of an unarmed Black 22 year-old named Stephon Clark.
Reporter: Scott Rodd, CapRadio
Vallejo Police Release Video of Deadly Shooting of Sean Monterrosa
Police in the Bay Area city of Vallejo have released body camera footage from an officer’s deadly shooting of a man last month. The video doesn’t show what many were waiting for: Images of what Sean Monterrosa was doing before he was killed.
Reporter: Ericka Cruz Guevarra , KQED
Autopsy Reveals Details From Police Shooting In L.A. County
In L.A. county another family is searching for answers after a loved one's death at the hands of Police. 18-year-old Andres Guardado was shot and killed by an L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy last month. Large public protests followed. Weeks later, an independent autopsy is giving Guardado’s familo some details about what happened.
Reporter: Robert Garrova, KPCC
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