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A Plan to Reopen California Schools by March... With Conditions
A Plan to Reopen California Schools by March... With Conditions
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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Dec 8, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
State lawmakers are introducing a bill that would give public schools a deadline for reopening campuses. The effort comes amid rising concern about the effects of distance learning on children.
Reporter: Vanessa Rancaño, KQED
California is launching a new smartphone app to let people know when they’ve been in close contact with someone who tests positive for COVID-19. Governor Gavin Newsom says the app is voluntary and anonymous.
Reporter: Laura Klivans, KQED
Three Foster Farms facilities in the Central Valley are seeing several cases of COVID-19. They include the site of a major COVID-19 outbreak this summer that resulted in nine deaths nearly 400 infections and.
Reporter: Alex Hall, KQED
Uber has struck a deal that hands the keys of its self-driving car division over to startup Aurora Innovation. The deal involves Uber making a $400 million investment in Aurora.
Guest: Chris Urmson, CEO, Aurora Innovation
Bank of America told California lawmakers as much as $2 billion in unemployment benefits may have been stolen from the state, nearly double the amount previously thought to be lost.
Reporter: Mary Franklin Harvin, KQED
Oral Arguments were heard Monday in San Francisco's 9th Circuit Court of Appeals over whether video of the trial that led to legalization of same-sex marriage in California should be released.
Reporter: Saul Gonzalez, KQED
A U.S.C. survey shows the percentage of people staying home hasn't changed much since June, even as public health experts have urged caution in recent weeks. As much of the state returns to lockdowns approaching what California experienced in March, some experts wonder if the approach makes sense.
Guest: Dr. Monica Gandhi, Professor of Medicine and Infectious Disease, UCSF
Reporter: Vanessa Rancaño, KQED
California is launching a new smartphone app to let people know when they’ve been in close contact with someone who tests positive for COVID-19. Governor Gavin Newsom says the app is voluntary and anonymous.
Reporter: Laura Klivans, KQED
Three Foster Farms facilities in the Central Valley are seeing several cases of COVID-19. They include the site of a major COVID-19 outbreak this summer that resulted in nine deaths nearly 400 infections and.
Reporter: Alex Hall, KQED
Uber has struck a deal that hands the keys of its self-driving car division over to startup Aurora Innovation. The deal involves Uber making a $400 million investment in Aurora.
Guest: Chris Urmson, CEO, Aurora Innovation
Bank of America told California lawmakers as much as $2 billion in unemployment benefits may have been stolen from the state, nearly double the amount previously thought to be lost.
Reporter: Mary Franklin Harvin, KQED
Oral Arguments were heard Monday in San Francisco's 9th Circuit Court of Appeals over whether video of the trial that led to legalization of same-sex marriage in California should be released.
Reporter: Saul Gonzalez, KQED
A U.S.C. survey shows the percentage of people staying home hasn't changed much since June, even as public health experts have urged caution in recent weeks. As much of the state returns to lockdowns approaching what California experienced in March, some experts wonder if the approach makes sense.
Guest: Dr. Monica Gandhi, Professor of Medicine and Infectious Disease, UCSF
Released:
Dec 8, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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