0:08 – Fresno is the new epicenter of the pandemic
Brianna Calix (@BriannaCalix) is a reporter at the Fresno Bee.
0:22 – Alex Padilla appointed new Senator of California
Phil Willon (@philwillon) covers Gov. Gavin Newsom and California politics for the Los Angeles Times.
0:34 – How to stay sane during lockdown, plus listener calls
Dr Brenda Wade (@drbrendawade) is a clinical psychologist, best selling author, public speaker and founder and CEO of Modern Love and Relationship Training Programs and Power Coaches training.
1:08 – Nigeria in political crisis
Horace Campbell is Professor of African American Studies and Political Science at Syracuse University.
1:34 – KPFA News: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced new police reform measures as part of a legal settlement with the Kern County Sheriffs’ Office following a 4 year probe into allegations of civil rights abuses and excessive use of force by law enforcement. Chris Lee reports.
1:37 – COVID is surging inside California’s state prisons
Our reporter Lucy Kang has been speaking to family members and loved ones of people who are incarcerated inside these institutions.
Today, we’ll hear from the founder of We Are Their Voices, a group of family members fighting for better conditions for their incarcerated loved ones during the pandemic. Renee Benavidez started that group earlier this summer. Her husband Jason is incarcerated inside California Correctional Institution at Tehachapi. Here’s Renee and her daughter Mia.
Event: We Are Their Voices is organizing a protest at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility near San Diego this Saturday at 8:30am. Meet at the corner of Alta Road and Calzada de la Fuente. Masks and physical distancing required at all times.
1:50 – KPFA News: With the number of new cases of coronavirus exploding, and the number of Intensive Care beds at zero, the Fresno City Council is meeting to consider the unprecedented step of ordering a five-day complete shutdown and closure of all retail businesses for a period of five consecutive days. The Emergency Shut Down is effective immediately. The City’s proposed Emergency Shut Down order goes farther by stating that if ICU capacity does not improve in five days, the could extend for another five days. Vic Bedoian reports from Fresno.
1:53 – KPFA News: Two members of the Sackler family, the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, testified before Congress last week to discuss their role in the nation’s opioid crisis. KPFA’s Lilia Vega reports.