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The senate is finally set to vote on Loretta Lynch to become the first African American woman U.S. attorney general. We speak to Noami Prins on the legal landscape facing her. It’s the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Fresno State professor Sergio La Porta tells us about the history of the genocide and the different … Continued
Saudi Arabia announces an end to its month-long bombing of Houthi rebels in Yemen. The small Gulf nation has come a long way since Arab Spring Uprisings overthrew then president Ali Abdullah Saleh in 2012. Today, a host of Islamist militias have begun to operate from the territory, attracting the attention of major power players … Continued
Vylma V guest host of Up Front discusses legal issues and rights for immigrants after a Texas judge held up President Barack Obama’s executive orders that will protect up to 5 million undocumented persons from deportation with attorney Karla Kraus. Later in the show, attorney John Hamasaki lets you know your rights when it comes to videotaping … Continued
Oakland residents are gathering right now at the Lake Merritt Ampitheater for Pray 4 The Land: An Interfaith Community Gathering to protest the development of a luxury apartment building on City-owned land in the Eastlake neighborhood. The deal has been in the works for years between developer Urban Core and the City of Oakland — … Continued
An hour-long news magazine with a strong focus on state and local issues, featuring hard-hitting interviews, debates, and in-depth reporting from journalists working everywhere from Los Angeles to Oakland to Sacramento. Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert and produced by the KPFA News Department.
A new investigation shows how anti-terror officers in the California Highway Patrol monitored Black Lives Matter activists over social media and embedded armed plainclothes officers in demonstrations. Plus: The European Union has brought anti-trust charges against Google — is Europe going to have a different Internet from us? Finally, seismologists say the fault running right … Continued
Workers across the country protest for a $15 minimum wage — we’ll go live to the streets, and talk about why the majority of public assistance in this country goes to households . . . that already have someone working. Plus: If you are poor in California, you pay more of your income in taxes … Continued
A deep dive into how we have been changing our laws, our police, and our courts, to treat poverty like a crime: the return of debtors’ prisons, the privatization of probation, and the reason why four million Californians have their drivers’ licenses suspended right this minute–and their numbers are growing by nearly half a million … Continued
There’s a crisis on the coast — hundreds of starving baby seals and sea lions washing ashore. Could it be the sign of a larger ecological collapse? We air a special report on efforts to save the seals, and talk to one of the scientists trying to figure out why it’s happening. Plus: a new … Continued
A report by NASA earlier this month showed that California only has one year of water left in its reservoirs. It’s set off alarm bells across the state. All of us being told to take shorter showers and water our gardens less. But what about the state’s biggest water users? Agribusiness companies account for 80% … Continued
