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Sacramento City Teachers Remain on Strike

Sacramento City Teachers Remain on Strike

FromKQED's The California Report


Sacramento City Teachers Remain on Strike

FromKQED's The California Report

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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Mar 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Despite bargaining this weekend, there’s no new deal as a teacher’s strike continues in the Sacramento City Unified School District. That means campuses will remain closed, and that's taking a toll on families.
Reporter: Pauline Bartolone, CapRadio

Student debt is a crushing financial burden for millions of people, including health professionals who’ve worked hard treating COVID-19 patients during the pandemic. Now, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla of California has introduced a bill to help get rid of student loans for frontline healthcare workers. 
Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED 

Talks aimed at ending a strike by hundreds of unionized workers at Chevron's refinery in the city of Richmond are restarting Monday morning.  It's the first bargaining session since the workers walked off the job a week ago over pay, health benefits and worker safety concerns. 
Reporter: Ted Goldberg, KQED 

After years of scrutiny and criticism of how the Bakersfield Police Department does its job, an agreement between the department and the California Department of Justice may force the department to make changes. That includes how Bakersfield PD officers respond to calls involving people with mental health issues.
Reporter: Soreath Hok, KVPR 

If you’re looking for a house to buy in California, this won’t surprise you. Home ownership became even more unreachable for the great majority of Californians last year. And housing affordability was worse for prospective Black and Latino buyers.
Reporter: Alex Emslie, KQED
Released:
Mar 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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KQED's statewide radio news program, providing daily coverage of issues, trends, and public policy decisions affecting California and its diverse population.