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A Teacher Was Fired for Sexually Harassing Students. Why Did California Let Him Continue Teaching?
10+ hour, 36+ min ago (1813+ words) Follow the key races and measures across the nine Bay Area counties. Jason Agan was a popular teacher at Angelo Rodriguez High School in Fairfield. But for years, students whispered about his behavior. He touched some of them in public…...
What the Colorado River Drought Means for California
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (147+ words) KQED What the Colorado River Drought Means for California Airdate: Thursday, May 28 at 10 AM The Colorado River basin and its two largest reservoirs, Lake Powell and Lake Mead, are facing record-low water levels, and the seven states that rely on…...
How CA Disciplines Teachers Accused of Sexual Harassment
3+ week, 21+ hour ago (416+ words) Under the current system, Californians can vote for any candidate in the primary, regardless of party affiliation. The top two vote-getters move to the general election. That means two Democrats or two Republicans might face off in November. This year,…...
ICE Quietly Opens Another Detention Center in a Former California Prison
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (855+ words) Immigration and Customs Enforcement again has expanded in California's Central Valley, activating a new 700-bed detention facility operated by the for-profit prison company GEO Group. Advocates say the agency began transferring immigrant detainees to the Mc Farland facility last week....
They're Bleeding Us Dry': Rent Hikes, Evictions in California Mobile Home Parks
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1696+ words) This story is part of How We Get By, a KQED series exploring how people are coping with rising costs in the Bay Area and California. Find the full series here. When Clara Faria read her rent statement, her heart…...
California Proposes Ending Prison Heat Rule Exemption as Temperatures Rise
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (655+ words) The potentially record-shattering heat wave roasting California this week reminds Lawrence Cox of the people locked in suffocating state prison cells with no windows. Temperatures inside aging prison buildings can climb much higher than outdoors, with little to no relief,…...
Super Bowl LX Gives Flag Football the Spotlight Ahead of 2028 Olympics Debut
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (751+ words) As the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots get ready to push, tackle and elbow their way to victory in Super Bowl LX, the NFL has been showcasing the contactless version of the sport leading up to the big game…...
California Schools Will Have to Do More to Prevent Sex Abuse Under New Law
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (390+ words) Facing a mountain of lawsuits, California K-12 schools will have a system in place beginning this year to prevent teachers and other staff from sexually abusing students. A new California law creates an array of measures to educate school staff, beef…...