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  • Governor Newsom announces new state plans for wildfire prevention

    Governor Newsom announces new state plans for wildfire prevention
    Apr 14 2025
    California is getting a head start on wildfire season, with a more aggressive approach to prevention. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Megan Goldsby and KCBS political reporter Doug Sovern spoke with Scott Stephens, Professor of Wildland Fire Science at UC Berkeley and Co-Director of the Berkeley Forests department.
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    7 min
  • U.S.-China trade war could last for a "significant period" of time

    U.S.-China trade war could last for a "significant period" of time
    Apr 10 2025
    It was a dramatic week on Wall Street. Stocks fell precipitously, rallied yesterday after President Trump announced a 90-day pause on many of his newly levied tariffs, then fell again today. Tariffs against China remain high, with President Trump proclaiming that he had raised them by 145% since taking office, while China has placed tariffs of 84% on U.S. goods, raising fears of an all out economic showdown between the two superpowers. For more on this, KCBS Radio anchor Steve Scott spoke with Michael Yoshikami, CEO and Founder of Destination Wealth Management in Walnut Creek.
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    8 min
  • Is a college degree worth it anymore?

    Is a college degree worth it anymore?
    Apr 9 2025
    Most Californians want their kids to go to college, but in this era of rising costs and exponential tuition inflation, is it even worth it? Many California families worry about whether they can afford to send their kids to college, and are trying to pencil out whether it makes economic sense in uncertain times to spend the money, or take on potentially crushing debt to help their kids get a higher education. Well, a new study took a look at that, to do the cost-benefit analysis of investing in a college degree, and for more, KCBS Political reporter Doug Sovern spoke with one of the authors of that study. Marisol Cuellar Mejia is a research fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California, she has two masters degrees in economics.
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    8 min
  • Leaders in the gaming industry pursuing legalized California sports betting

    Leaders in the gaming industry pursuing legalized California sports betting
    Apr 8 2025
    In 2022, the state's major tribes competed with companies like FanDuel and DraftKings, as the two sides sponsored opposing bills. Those both failed, and now, the industry's major players want to work with California's tribal communities, to pursue legalization. For more on this, KCBS Radio news anchor Steve Scott spoke with Jonathan D. Cohen, historian and author of "Losing Big: America's Reckless Bet on Sports Gambling".
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    8 min
  • Cali homeowners grapple with lawsuit-ridden FAIR Plan fire insurance

    Cali homeowners grapple with lawsuit-ridden FAIR Plan fire insurance
    Apr 1 2025
    In the Palisades fire, we saw just how critical home fire insurance has become, and how it is the insurer of last resort for a growing number of Californians, as the big insurance companies stop writing new policies and refuse to renew existing ones. The problem is, some of those insured, when they suffer a loss, find out that FAIR does not necessarily cover what they thought it does, and that’s led to a growing number of lawsuits against the plan. There was a large class action filed last summer by an Oakland attorney who specializes in these cases, on behalf of thousands of wildfire victims from around the state. Now that same lawyer is representing a couple from the Chico area who are also suing, because they say their home is uninhabitable, ruined by toxic smoke and fumes even though it survived the Park Fire and did not burn down. FAIR says the home is fine and refuses to cover the damage. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Steve Scott spoke with KCBS political reporter Doug Sovern.
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    8 min
  • Corrin Rankin says she's confident about GOP growth

    Corrin Rankin says she's confident about GOP growth
    Mar 31 2025
    California’s Republican Party made significant strides in last November’s elections, flipping some seats in the state legislature and helping Donald Trump do much better here than he did in 2016 and 2020, turning some districts red. But the party did lose several swing Congressional races. Now the California GOP has a new face at the top: longtime party activist and Trump supporter Corrin Rankin of Redwood City, who now resides in Stockton, who was just elected party chair. KCBS Political Reporter Doug Sovern spoke with California Republican Party Chair Corrin Rankin.
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    8 min
  • Cutting the Dept. of Education will devastate low income students

    Cutting the Dept. of Education will devastate low income students
    Mar 27 2025
    President Trump is trying to shut down the U.S. Department of Education—or at least gut it as much as possible—cut off funding and shift some required programs to other departments. There are already multiple lawsuits filed to block the move, which critics say would have a devastating and disproportionate impact on lower-income families and the students who need the most support in school. For more on this, KCBS Radio anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart spoke with Natalie Wheatfall-lum, Director of TK-12 Policy at EdTrust West, an Oakland-based organization that advocates for racial equity in education in California.
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    8 min
  • How did the Red Cross provide support for L.A. wildfire victims?

    How did the Red Cross provide support for L.A. wildfire victims?
    Mar 26 2025
    Today is Red Cross Giving Day, when thousands of people come together to help those affected by disasters. The agency has been hard at work this spring across California, including assisting with recovery from the wildfires in Southern California. For more on Giving Day and how the Red Cross helps with disaster response and recovery, KCBS Radio anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart and KCBS Political reporter Doug Sovern spoke with Natalie Manier, Regional Mass Care Manager with the American Red Cross Northern California Coastal Region.
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    7 min