KQED's The California Report Construction Firms Offer COVID-19 Tests To Workers
Jun 26, 2020
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Stuck and Scared Amid San Quentin Outbreak
As of this morning, 539 inmates have contracted the coronavirus at San Quentin State Prison -- more than at any other state prison in California. Inmates are stuck and scared.
Reporter: Mary Franklin Harvin, The California Report
Construction Firms Offer COVID-19 Tests To Workers
If you’ve tried to get a covid19 test lately, it may have felt like a scramble. But what if your job offered you one? Some Sacramento construction crews now have that option. Other employers are exploring if they should do the same.
Reporter: Pauline Bartolone, CapRadio
Injunction Would Make Gig Workers Into Employees
California’s Attorney General is seeking a court injunction that would force ride-hailing companies Lyft and Uber to make their drivers employees immediately.
Reporter: Sam Harnett, KQED
Samaritan Podcast Explores Homelessness in LA
A new podcast from our partners at KCRW in Los Angeles looks at homelessness through the eyes of one native Angeleno who's trying to get a roof over her head in the midst of the pandemic. It’s called "Samaritans."
Guest: Anna Scott, KCRW and "Samaritans" podcast producer
Rounding Up a Big Week in Immigration News
It has been quite a week for immigration news. The Supreme Court yesterday agreed with the Trump administration that if asylum seekers are turned down in an initial interview, they can be rapidly deported without the right to go before a judge. We have a roundup of all things immigration and what it means for California.
Guest: Tyche Hendricks, Immigration Editor, KQED
Injunction Would Make Gig Workers Into Employees
California’s Attorney General is seeking a court injunction that would force ride-hailing companies Lyft and Uber to make their drivers employees immediately.
Reporter: Sam Harnett, KQED
'He Played With People’s Minds': Fresno Priest Left a Trail of Sexual Abuse Allegations
This week on our sister show, The California Report Magazine, Reporter Alex Hall takes us inside a Latino church in Fresno where parishioners are forced to confront whether their priest is a miracle worker or a predator.
As of this morning, 539 inmates have contracted the coronavirus at San Quentin State Prison -- more than at any other state prison in California. Inmates are stuck and scared.
Reporter: Mary Franklin Harvin, The California Report
Construction Firms Offer COVID-19 Tests To Workers
If you’ve tried to get a covid19 test lately, it may have felt like a scramble. But what if your job offered you one? Some Sacramento construction crews now have that option. Other employers are exploring if they should do the same.
Reporter: Pauline Bartolone, CapRadio
Injunction Would Make Gig Workers Into Employees
California’s Attorney General is seeking a court injunction that would force ride-hailing companies Lyft and Uber to make their drivers employees immediately.
Reporter: Sam Harnett, KQED
Samaritan Podcast Explores Homelessness in LA
A new podcast from our partners at KCRW in Los Angeles looks at homelessness through the eyes of one native Angeleno who's trying to get a roof over her head in the midst of the pandemic. It’s called "Samaritans."
Guest: Anna Scott, KCRW and "Samaritans" podcast producer
Rounding Up a Big Week in Immigration News
It has been quite a week for immigration news. The Supreme Court yesterday agreed with the Trump administration that if asylum seekers are turned down in an initial interview, they can be rapidly deported without the right to go before a judge. We have a roundup of all things immigration and what it means for California.
Guest: Tyche Hendricks, Immigration Editor, KQED
Injunction Would Make Gig Workers Into Employees
California’s Attorney General is seeking a court injunction that would force ride-hailing companies Lyft and Uber to make their drivers employees immediately.
Reporter: Sam Harnett, KQED
'He Played With People’s Minds': Fresno Priest Left a Trail of Sexual Abuse Allegations
This week on our sister show, The California Report Magazine, Reporter Alex Hall takes us inside a Latino church in Fresno where parishioners are forced to confront whether their priest is a miracle worker or a predator.
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