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California State Of Mind | Episode 23

CA Looks To Rein In Cash-Bail Business; State Makes Strides In Getting Vaccine Doses To Farmworkers

April 30, 2021

In California’s race to get vaccinations in as many arms as possible, are farmworkers still being left out? Also, California State Senator Bob Hertzberg explains why the state’s cash-bail system is unnecessary and what lawmakers have to do about it.

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PolitiFact California

Can You Handle The Truth?: Fact-Checking COVID-19 Deaths In San Francisco, Claims About Maxine Waters Comments On Derek Chauvin

April 29, 2021 | Chris Nichols

Data from the city’s public health department and medical examiner’s office support this claim. Health officials say the isolation caused by the pandemic led to an increase in fentanyl overdoses in San Francisco.

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PolitiFact California

FACT CHECK: Did San Francisco Have ‘Twice As Many Drug Overdose Deaths As COVID Deaths’ In 2020?

April 29, 2021 | Chris Nichols

State Government

With Latest California Single Payer Health Care Bill Shelved, Advocates Push Newsom For Support

April 29, 2021 | Sammy Caiola

Californians who support a single payer health care system say it’s time for Gov. Gavin Newsom to keep his campaign promises and take steps toward making the model a reality.

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State Government

Lawmakers Entertain A Universal Basic Income Proposal, But California Is Far From Adopting It

April 28, 2021 | Nicole Nixon

Assembly Bill 65 proposed giving $1,000 monthly payments to residents earning up to 200% of their county’s area median income. It would only be open to people who have lived in California for at least three years.

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State Government

Interview: Sacramento DA Anne Marie Schubert Discusses Her Candidacy For California Attorney General

April 28, 2021 | Vicki Gonzalez

CapRadio Insight host Vicki Gonzalez spoke to Schubert the day after announcing she would challenge newly appointed Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta in 2022.

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State Government

Sacramento DA Anne Marie Schubert To Challenge Attorney General Rob Bonta For Job In 2022

April 26, 2021 | Kris Hooks

Anne Marie Schubert is a self-described tough-on-crime candidate who helped lock up the Golden State Killer but has also been criticized for refusing to file charges against police officers who have used deadly force.

State Government

California Has A Recycling Problem

April 26, 2021 | Scott Rodd

The triangular, “chasing arrows” doesn’t mean an item can be recycled through curbside pickup.

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State Government

More Than 2 Million Missing Stimulus Checks

April 24, 2021

A study finds people who didn’t file tax returns in the last three years could be missing out on federal and state stimulus dollars. But they still have a chance to claim some assistance ahead of the May 17 tax deadline.

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