KQED's The California Report Away from the Opera House, Long Beach Performers Get Creative
Jul 17, 2020
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Without the Opera House, Long Beach Performers Get Creative
The coronavirus has shuttered live performance venues and created enormous headaches for California's theaters, symphonies, and opera companies. That includes Long Beach Opera.
Guest: Jennifer Rivera, Long Beach Opera executive director
Kincade Fire Caused By PG&E Power Lines, Says CalFire
State fire investigators have ruled that last fall's Kincade Fire in Sonoma County was caused by power lines belonging to Pacific Gas and Electric.
Lily Jamali, KQED
Judge Set to Uphold California's Ban on Private Prisons
A federal judge in San Diego is set to allow parts of California’s ban on private prisons to move forward. The ban includes immigration detention centers.
Max Rivlin-Nadler, KPBS
With Visits Off-limits, Nursing Home Staff Step Up
COVID-19 cases are surging again in California, calling into question the health and safety of some of our most vulnerable: the elderly.
Benjamin Gottlief, KCRW
Most Nursing Home Staff Know Co-worker Infected by Covid-19, New Poll Shows
A new poll by the California Healthcare Foundation finds more than three quarters of the state’s nursing home employees say they know a coworker who’s had COVID-19, or are part of a staff with suspected cases.
Former San Quentin Inmate Fights for Friends Still Behind Bars
Adnan Khan got life in prison but was freed after 16 years thanks to a new law that challenged his sentence. He says the state is not doing enough to protect prisoners who are getting sick, and he’s calling on Governor Newsom and prison officials to step up.
Sasha Khokha, The California Report Magazine
The coronavirus has shuttered live performance venues and created enormous headaches for California's theaters, symphonies, and opera companies. That includes Long Beach Opera.
Guest: Jennifer Rivera, Long Beach Opera executive director
Kincade Fire Caused By PG&E Power Lines, Says CalFire
State fire investigators have ruled that last fall's Kincade Fire in Sonoma County was caused by power lines belonging to Pacific Gas and Electric.
Lily Jamali, KQED
Judge Set to Uphold California's Ban on Private Prisons
A federal judge in San Diego is set to allow parts of California’s ban on private prisons to move forward. The ban includes immigration detention centers.
Max Rivlin-Nadler, KPBS
With Visits Off-limits, Nursing Home Staff Step Up
COVID-19 cases are surging again in California, calling into question the health and safety of some of our most vulnerable: the elderly.
Benjamin Gottlief, KCRW
Most Nursing Home Staff Know Co-worker Infected by Covid-19, New Poll Shows
A new poll by the California Healthcare Foundation finds more than three quarters of the state’s nursing home employees say they know a coworker who’s had COVID-19, or are part of a staff with suspected cases.
Former San Quentin Inmate Fights for Friends Still Behind Bars
Adnan Khan got life in prison but was freed after 16 years thanks to a new law that challenged his sentence. He says the state is not doing enough to protect prisoners who are getting sick, and he’s calling on Governor Newsom and prison officials to step up.
Sasha Khokha, The California Report Magazine
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