Episodes

  • The far-reaching impacts of California's COVID emergency bail order

    The far-reaching impacts of California's COVID emergency bail order
    Nov 26 2024
    Doug Sovern is off today. When the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic hit California back in March of 2020, it had a seismic effect across all aspects of the state's systems, including the judicial system. The Judicial Council of California responded by issuing an emergency bail order to reduce viral transmission in courts and jails and the policy had far-reaching effects on the number of people who were immediately released after being arrested. For a closer look, KCBS Radio news anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart spoke with Dr. Deepak Premkumar, research fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California.
    Show More Show Less
    8 mins
  • California plans to go carbon-neutral by 2045--but is it feasible?

    California plans to go carbon-neutral by 2045--but is it feasible?
    Nov 25 2024
    California's plan to go carbon-neutral by 2045 is raising eyebrows among experts. The state is producing so much solar energy that commercial operators are being forced to stop production. This as electric rates in the state are roughly twice the national average. For more, KCBS Radio anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart were joined by Severin Borenstein, Faculty director at the Energy Institute at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business.
    Show More Show Less
    8 mins
  • Intense atmosphere rains persist across Northern California

    Intense atmosphere rains persist across Northern California
    Nov 22 2024
    Doug Sovern is away today. This atmospheric river is dumping intense rain across Northern California and more wet weather is expected in the coming days. The National Weather Service issued multiple flash flood warnings for San Francisco and other parts of the Bay Area. This storm marks the first major rainmaker of the season and it's bringing life threatening conditions with it. To talk more about it, KCBS Radio news anchors Patti Reising spoke with Jackson Yip, meteorologist at San Jose State University, and Mary Ellen Carroll, the Executive Director at San Francisco Department of Emergency Management.
    Show More Show Less
    8 mins
  • An election postmortem

    An election postmortem
    Nov 22 2024
    Two weeks on, there have been many discussions about the election and what the candidates handled well--and handled poorly. For more on this, KCBS insider Doug Sovern spoke with Marshall Ganz, the Rita E. Hauser Senior Lecturer in Leadership, Organizing, and Civil Society at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. This is The State of California.
    Show More Show Less
    7 mins
  • Prop 32 fails to pass

    Prop 32 fails to pass
    Nov 20 2024
    It was close, but Proposition 32, to raise California’s minimum wage, has been defeated by the voters. After two weeks of counting the latest-arriving ballots, the ballot measure has lost by about one and a half percent, statewide. That came as a surprise to some, given California’s liberal reputation, but not to others, given the mood about the economy and anger over high prices. The low turnout by Democrats also hurt, because many voters stayed home who might have been sympathetic to increasing the minimum wage. Proposition 32 would have raised the statewide wage to 18 dollars over the next year. For more, KCBS Radio anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart, along with KCBS insider Doug Sovern, were joined by Joe Sanberg, the entrepreneur and anti-poverty advocate who was the chief proponent of Proposition 32. This is The State of California.
    Show More Show Less
    8 mins
  • California voters still await two California election results

    California voters still await two California election results
    Nov 20 2024
    Republicans are going to control the House in the next Congress, but two races in California remain too close to call. The Democratic challenger has taken the narrowest of leads in one Orange County contest, while the Republican incumbent remains barely ahead in the other race, in the Central Valley. By our count, the GOP has clinched 218 seats in the next Congress, so that’s enough to control the majority and re-elect Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House. Democrats have locked up 212 seats, with five still too close to call. For more, KCBS Radio anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart spoke KCBS insider Doug Sovern. This is The State of California.
    Show More Show Less
    8 mins
  • California Republicans see much to look forward to

    California Republicans see much to look forward to
    Nov 18 2024
    California Republicans are more optimistic than ever after the election of Donald Trump and some significant victories here in the Golden State. Those include the passage of Proposition 36, the defeat of minimum wage and rent control measures, and some key wins in Congressional and legislative races. Among the Republican winners who can’t wait to take office and shake things up in Sacramento, Carl Demaio, the former San Diego City Councilman and failed candidate for both Congress and Mayor of San Diego, who has just been elected to the State Assembly from California’s 75th District, covering much of San Diego County. He is also the leader of Reform California, and unlike many Republican candidates in the state, he is an unabashed supporter of President-elect Trump. For more, KCBS Radio anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart, along with KCBS insider Doug Sovern, were joined by Assemblymember-elect Carl Demaio. This is The State of California.
    Show More Show Less
    8 mins
  • New docuseries sheds light on more murders committed by Charles Manson

    New docuseries sheds light on more murders committed by Charles Manson
    Nov 15 2024
    Bret Burkhart and Doug Sovern are off today. He's a figure who has horrified and captivated the world for more than 55 years — the notorious cult leader Charles Manson, whose followers "The Family" brutally murdered nine people in Southern California, including pregnant actress Sharon Tate back in the summer of 1969. Now, newly released recordings being highlighted in an upcoming docuseries are shedding light on more murders Manson may have committed in Mexico before that infamous killing spree. For a closer look, KCBS Radio news anchor Patti Reising spoke with Billie Mintz, an investigative journalist, documentary filmmaker and director of 'Making Manson'.
    Show More Show Less
    10 mins