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CA Schools Likely Closed For The Rest Of The Year
Across the state the debate about just how long school will be out because of the COVID-19 pandemic is intensifying. California’s superintendent of schools is telling districts to prepare for learning outside the classroom for the rest of the school year.
Reporter: Julia McEvoy, KQED
Governor Warns Of Emotional Toll On Isolated Seniors
Isolation might be a good way to stay physically healthy but it can take an emotional toll. Governor Gavin Newsom says a call, text, or knock on the door can help seniors get what they need right now, whether that’s food or just someone to talk to.
Reporter: Katie Orr, KQED
CA Distillery Transitions From Liquor To Sanitizer
A California distillery on the central coast has changed its production line from making booze to bottling hand sanitizer. It's made with ethanol and will help with the acute shortage.
Reporter: Greta Mart, KCBX
Masks: To Wear Or Not To Wear?
Who should wear a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic? What kind of mask is most effective? Should we be wearing masks when outside ? Advice from two experts is don't buy one; but do consider making and wearing one.
Guests: Amir Jamali, MD and George Rutherford, Head, Division of Infectious Disease, UCSF
ICE Detainees Panic As Coronavirus Appears In Detention Centers
As cases of Coronavirus begin to emerge in prisons, jails, and immigration detention centers across the country, the tens of thousands of people who are being held while awaiting immigration hearings are starting to panic. In California lawyers have filed suit demanding the release of thirteen immigrant detainees at high-medical risk.
Reporter: Tyche Hendricks, KQED
New Federal Standards Will Increase Fossil Fuel Emissions
The Trump administration has gutted one of the U.S’s biggest efforts to fight climate change. Trump’s new standards for auto emissions revoke Obama-era clean car rules and will increase fossil fuel emissions for years to come.
Reporter: Kevin Stark, KQED
Across the state the debate about just how long school will be out because of the COVID-19 pandemic is intensifying. California’s superintendent of schools is telling districts to prepare for learning outside the classroom for the rest of the school year.
Reporter: Julia McEvoy, KQED
Governor Warns Of Emotional Toll On Isolated Seniors
Isolation might be a good way to stay physically healthy but it can take an emotional toll. Governor Gavin Newsom says a call, text, or knock on the door can help seniors get what they need right now, whether that’s food or just someone to talk to.
Reporter: Katie Orr, KQED
CA Distillery Transitions From Liquor To Sanitizer
A California distillery on the central coast has changed its production line from making booze to bottling hand sanitizer. It's made with ethanol and will help with the acute shortage.
Reporter: Greta Mart, KCBX
Masks: To Wear Or Not To Wear?
Who should wear a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic? What kind of mask is most effective? Should we be wearing masks when outside ? Advice from two experts is don't buy one; but do consider making and wearing one.
Guests: Amir Jamali, MD and George Rutherford, Head, Division of Infectious Disease, UCSF
ICE Detainees Panic As Coronavirus Appears In Detention Centers
As cases of Coronavirus begin to emerge in prisons, jails, and immigration detention centers across the country, the tens of thousands of people who are being held while awaiting immigration hearings are starting to panic. In California lawyers have filed suit demanding the release of thirteen immigrant detainees at high-medical risk.
Reporter: Tyche Hendricks, KQED
New Federal Standards Will Increase Fossil Fuel Emissions
The Trump administration has gutted one of the U.S’s biggest efforts to fight climate change. Trump’s new standards for auto emissions revoke Obama-era clean car rules and will increase fossil fuel emissions for years to come.
Reporter: Kevin Stark, KQED
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