Many Bay Area Teachers Relieved Classes to Stay Remote

Most of the state’s largest school districts are now focusing on reopening schools this fall with distance learning. No county on the state’s monitoring watch list for increases in COVID-19 cases will be able to reopen without special approval.
Reporter: Julia McEvoy, KQED

Public Health Officials Warn Against Testing Mandates from Employers

Public health officials say employers should not be directing their employees to free, government-run COVID-19 testing sites.
Reporter: Jackie Fortier, KPCC

U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services Faces Massive Furloughs

California lawmakers say they’re trying to reach a bailout deal for U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services, the agency in charge of issuing green cards, work permits and U.S citizenship. More than two-thirds of the agency’s staff, including 23,000 employees in California, could soon be furloughed.
Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED

Kaiser Records Highest Number of Employee Complaints Over Coronavirus Concerns

The health system Kaiser Permanente has received more complaints from employees feeling threatened by the coronavirus than any other workplace in California by far. Dozens of complaints claim staff were not given adequate protective equipment.
Reporter: Scott Rodd, CapRadio

Traces of COVID-19 Found in Yosemite Wastewater

Mariposa County health officials sent samples of raw sewage from Yosemite National Park to a Massachusetts lab, and the results show that as many as 170 people in Yosemite Valley were likely infected with COVID-19 but didn’t know it.
Reporter: Raquel Maria Dillon, KQED

California Highway Patrol Officer Harassed Over 20 Women

A statewide KQED reporting project has uncovered serious abuse by a California Highway Patrol officer in Los Angeles. The investigation found that Officer Morgan McGrew sexually propositioned or harassed at least 21 women during appointments at a CHP field office.
Guest: Sukey Lewis, KQED