A Farming Takeover Happened in California; Most Residents Never Noticed | Tom Coleman & Stephen Vasquez
The pistachios on supermarket shelves around the world most likely came from California’s Central Valley, where roughly two-thirds of the global supply now grows. The crop has no native history in the...
10 Jul 32min
This California Winemaker Says Forced Membership Fees Could Reach Any Industry | Kate Griffith
California’s wine industry is already under pressure, and in Santa Barbara County, wineries now face another cost. Since April 2025, businesses that sell wine directly to customers have been required ...
5 Jul 34min
Could California’s Wealth Tax Reach Beyond Billionaires? | Josh Rauh
California voters will decide this November whether to impose a one-time wealth tax on the state’s roughly 200 billionaires, a measure pitched by supporters as narrow and temporary. But some high-net-...
2 Jul 33min
Why the CCP Is Targeting an American Performing Arts Company | Steve Lance
Shen Yun is an American performing arts company that sells out venues worldwide. Before shows, bomb threats come in. Theaters get swept. Tour buses need overnight security to prevent sabotage. Inciden...
29 Jun 37min
Why California Election Results Keep Shifting After Election Night | Mike Gatto
California residents watched election night results flip over the days that followed. Why does that keep happening?The shift doesn’t happen the same way everywhere. It happens in California in ways th...
25 Jun 38min
California's Seniors Can't Keep Pace With the Cost of Housing | Rishi Kumar
Across California, homelessness among older adults is rising, and it increasingly includes seniors who don't fit the public image of who becomes homeless. Some are losing housing for the first time la...
21 Jun 37min
California Long COVID Patients Are Waiting 6 Months to See a Doctor | Susanna Zaraysky
Long COVID patients in California are waiting up to six months to see a specialist, if they can find one still accepting new patients. Clinics across the state are full. This is despite a 2024 state l...
18 Jun 40min
How Is AI Changing LA Courtrooms, and Where’s a Billion Dollars in Mansion Tax Money Going? | Avi Sinai
Eviction cases in Los Angeles are now arriving in court with motions written by AI. In some cases, tentative rulings have also come back citing cases that don’t exist, errors that federal courts are n...
15 Jun 35min
