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Right To Repair Bill Aims To Make Everyday Products Fixable
Right To Repair Bill Aims To Make Everyday Products Fixable
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Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Feb 16, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Who's had this problem? Your laptop or smartphone isn’t working, but the idea of repairing it yourself seems impossible because you can't get replacement parts and repair instructions from manufacturers, like, say, Apple. Well, after past attempts to pass it have failed, a Right to Repair bill has been re-introduced in Sacramento. If passed, it’s supposed to make it easier, and cheaper to get electronics you own fixed.
Guest: Sander Kushen, Public Health Advocate, CALPIRG
Slavery and involuntary servitude are illegal in California. But our state constitution has an exception to that rule involving the state’s prison system. Some state lawmakers are now looking to change that.
Reporter: Guy Marzorati, KQED
Guest: Sander Kushen, Public Health Advocate, CALPIRG
Slavery and involuntary servitude are illegal in California. But our state constitution has an exception to that rule involving the state’s prison system. Some state lawmakers are now looking to change that.
Reporter: Guy Marzorati, KQED
Released:
Feb 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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