While masking requirements will be lifted for most settings in California starting February 16th, schools aren't one of them – yet. This has school staff, healthcare officials, and others debating when the time is right to unmask
Reporter: Julia McEvoy, KQED

The Roseville Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees voted last week to make face coverings optional.

According to a new Berkeley IGS poll, Governor Newsom's response to crime and homelessness got especially poor reviews, but it wasn't all bad news. Two-thirds of voters thought the pandemic is improving.
Reporter: Scott Shafer, KQED

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin says San Francisco Police store DNA evidence of victims of sexual assaults, and routinely check that DNA for links to other crimes. Sexual violence prevention advocates are calling for an immediate end to the practice.

Over a dozen bills primarily targeting Amazon, Apple, Google and Meta are being discussed in Washington D.C. One big issue is how the companies use their users' personal data.
Reporter: Rachael Myrow, KQED

A new report by the Gender Equity Policy Institute says that undocumented women in California earn 49 cents to every dollar made by white men.
Reporter: Michelle Wiley, KQED