KQED's The California Report Data Dividend Project Pushes Tech Companies To Pay Users For Data
Jun 23, 2020
16:20
CA Sees Dramatic Rise In COVID-19 Cases
California has seen 47 thousand new cases of COVID-19 in the past two weeks. That's a dramatic uptick, making up about a quarter of all known cases in California. This is just one troubling fact revealed in Governor Gavin Newsom’s press briefing Monday.
Reporter: Scott Shafer, KQED
New State Budget Proposal Relies On Federal Aid
At the state capitol, the pandemic has forced lawmakers to rethink a budget that’s being pared back because of the pandemic. The governor and Legislative leaders have struck a deal to close a 54 billion dollar budget deficit caused by the pandemic.
Reporter: Nicole Nixon, CapRadio
Guards Use Pepper Spray During Protest Inside ICE Detention Center
Immigrants held at Adelanto Detention Center near Riverside report that they were pepper sprayed by guards for protesting a lockdown at the facility. ICE Says the crackdown was necessary.
Reporter: Elly Yu, KPCC
Health Officials Resign Under Increasing Stress and Public Scrutiny
The public health director of LA County announced yesterday that she’s received hate mail and death threats over restrictions put in place to stop the spread of the Coronavirus. She’s not the only one. So far, seven high-level health officials in california have resigned due to increasing stress and public scrutiny.
Guest: Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Kaiser Health News
Data Dividend Project Pushes Tech Companies To Pay Users For Data
Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang is launching an initiative called the Data Dividend Project. It aims to get tech consumers to pay consumers for their data. The program begins as officials get ready to begin enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act next week.
Guest: Andrew Yang, Data Dividend Project
Black Doctors Carry the Weight of Pandemic And Police Brutality
While the COVID-19 pandemic has been stressful for health care workers across the board - It’s been especially hard on Black doctors. They're working long hours away from their families -- while trying to process disturbing images of police brutality in the news.
Reporter: Michelle Wiley, KQED
California has seen 47 thousand new cases of COVID-19 in the past two weeks. That's a dramatic uptick, making up about a quarter of all known cases in California. This is just one troubling fact revealed in Governor Gavin Newsom’s press briefing Monday.
Reporter: Scott Shafer, KQED
New State Budget Proposal Relies On Federal Aid
At the state capitol, the pandemic has forced lawmakers to rethink a budget that’s being pared back because of the pandemic. The governor and Legislative leaders have struck a deal to close a 54 billion dollar budget deficit caused by the pandemic.
Reporter: Nicole Nixon, CapRadio
Guards Use Pepper Spray During Protest Inside ICE Detention Center
Immigrants held at Adelanto Detention Center near Riverside report that they were pepper sprayed by guards for protesting a lockdown at the facility. ICE Says the crackdown was necessary.
Reporter: Elly Yu, KPCC
Health Officials Resign Under Increasing Stress and Public Scrutiny
The public health director of LA County announced yesterday that she’s received hate mail and death threats over restrictions put in place to stop the spread of the Coronavirus. She’s not the only one. So far, seven high-level health officials in california have resigned due to increasing stress and public scrutiny.
Guest: Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Kaiser Health News
Data Dividend Project Pushes Tech Companies To Pay Users For Data
Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang is launching an initiative called the Data Dividend Project. It aims to get tech consumers to pay consumers for their data. The program begins as officials get ready to begin enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act next week.
Guest: Andrew Yang, Data Dividend Project
Black Doctors Carry the Weight of Pandemic And Police Brutality
While the COVID-19 pandemic has been stressful for health care workers across the board - It’s been especially hard on Black doctors. They're working long hours away from their families -- while trying to process disturbing images of police brutality in the news.
Reporter: Michelle Wiley, KQED
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