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The Electoral College votes today; Plus: First doses of Pzifer vaccine distributed to hospitals in US; and a new investigation exposes abuses among CA children sent out of state to for-profit facilities

A doctor administers a vaccine (Photo: Self Magazine)

0:08 – Mondays with Mitch

Mitch Jeserich hosts Letters and Politics, weekdays at 10AM on KPFA and joins us to discuss the electoral college vote today.

0:34 – COVID update: the first vaccinations in the US, effectiveness, side effect concerns and more

John Swartzberg is clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.

1:08 – New bill (reintroduced) to expand and strengthen access to police records.

Senator Nancy Skinner (@NancySkinnerCA) represents the 9th district, in the East Bay. This week she reintroduced a bill – SB-776 Peace Officers: release of records – aimed at expanding and strengthening public access to police records.

1:34 – Investigation: California children sent out of state in-home care facilities to for-profit companies

Sara Tiano (@sara_tiano) reports on child welfare and juvenile justice for the nonprofit news outlet The ImprintHer new investigation, with Joaquin Palomino and Cynthia Dizikes is “Far from Home, Far from Safe.”

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