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Will High School Seniors Graduate Amid Pandemic? Mar 24, 2020

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Health Insurance Rates Could Rise After Pandemic
Health insurance costs could soar in the coming year because of the price of treating coronavirus and taking other health care measures.
Reporter: April Dembosky, KQED
Citizenship Ceremonies Cancelled
The pandemic is making it harder for people to become naturalized Americans, affecting everything from citizenship classes to oath of allegiance ceremonies.
Reporter: Michelle Pitcher
College Kids Head Home, But What About Foster Kids?
Across the state, college students are returning home as their campuses close, but students who came out of the foster care system don't have have a permanent home to return to.
Reporter: Alice Daniel, Valley Public Radio
Will High School Seniors Move On to College Amid Pandemic
Many high school seniors are worried that delaying graduation because of the pandemic might keep them from attending college this fall. State officials are trying to figure out solutions.
Reporter: Julia McEvoy, KQED
Camp Fire Survivors Size Up PG&E's Guilty Plea
PG&E has pleaded guilty to multiple counts of manslaughter related to the Camp Fire. Residents in Paradise want to know, will anyone go to jail? How does this impact the utility's strategy to emerge from bankruptcy?
Guest: Lily Jamali, The California Report co-Host

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Hospitals Brace for Wave of COVID-19 Patients Mar 23, 2020

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PG&E Pleads Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter for Camp Fire
PG&E said Monday that it is pleading guilty to 85 criminal counts in connection with the 2018 Camp Fire in Butte County, a blaze that killed 85 people and destroyed nearly 14,000 homes in and around the town of Paradise.
Reporter: Lily Jamali, The California Report co-Host
Hospitals Brace for Wave of COVID-19 Patients
California hospitals are preparing for a surge of coronavirus patients. Governor Newsom has directed more than 42 million dollars in emergency funding to California’s health care system. part of that money will be used to lease a hospital in Daly City in Northern California and reopen a recently closed hospital here in L.A. Together, that should add a thousand more hospital beds...but that likely still won’t be nearly enough.
Guest: Jorge Reyno, Vice President, Martin Luther King Hospital
International Aid Groups Help Hospitals
At L.A.’s Martin Luther King Hospital, the humanitarian aid group International Medical Corps, which usually operates in war and disaster zones abroad, assembled a huge tent that will operate as a field triage facility next to the hospital’s emergency room.
Guest: Margaret Traub, International Medical Corps

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Governor Newsom: Californians Should Stay Home Mar 20, 2020

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Governor Newsom: Californians Should Stay Home
The governor asked all Californians to stay home and leave only for essential trips, to slow the spread of the coronavirus. State officials estimate could infect more than half the population without collective action.
Hygiene and Risk Are Part of Life for Immuno-Compromised People
We’ve all been trying to avoid a trip to the hospital, keeping our distance, trying to stay germ free. But that was already the daily reality of many who suffer from immune disorders like HIV/AIDS and some cancers. They’re also among the most at risk during this outbreak.
Reporter: KQED’s Laura Klivans
Coronavirus Disruption: From Anxiety to Grief
A lot of what makes this hard is what we don’t immediately understand. It's not just the anxiety about our health and our jobs. It's the less obvious stuff like the loss of our routines and social connections. Here’s a guide to weathering these uncertain times.
Reporter: Stephanie O’Neill
Rural Californians
As the shutdown has gone statewide this week, it feels different in rural parts of California, where residents are already far from a grocery store or even the closest neighbor. We hear what the threat of coronavirus means in Boonville in Mendocino County.
Guest: Alice Woelfle, KQED

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What the Coronavirus Pandemic Means for Courts Mar 19, 2020

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What the Coronavirus Pandemic Means for Children's Courts
In Los Angeles, the Edelman Children’s courthouse has been closed for most of the week because of the outbreak. It handles some of our state’s most delicate cases, those of children allegedly abused or neglected. The courthouse is set to reopen Friday. But like so much this week, that could change.
Reporter: Deepa Fernandes
Judges Ask Justice Dept. to Close Immigration Courts
It’s a different story in another corner of our justice system: immigration courts. Immigration udges are calling for the Department of Justice to shut down them down to protect staff and immigrant defendants from coronavirus.
Guest: Judge Ashley Tabaddor, President of the National Association of Immigration Judges
What To Do With Detained Migrants During the Outbreak
Immigrant advocates say detained migrants should be released because it's risky to hold them in close quarters in I.C.E. facilities during an outbreak. The Trump administration's plan is to turn away asylum seekers and other undocumented immigrants trying to enter the U.S. at the southern border.
Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero

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Farmworkers and Growers Brace for Impact of Coronavirus Mar 18, 2020

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Farmworkers and Growers Brace for Impact of Coronavirus on Agriculture Industry
There might be some trouble coming to a produce aisle near you. Many farmers and migrant fieldworkers who pick, process, and pack so much of our food are worried about how coronavirus is upending this very important corner of our state’s economy.
Guest: Alex Hall, Fresno reporter, KQED
Lawsuit Alleges Daly City Violated State's Sanctuary Laws
An undocumented immigrant from El Salvador has sued Daly City, saying police violated the state’s sanctuary law by turning him over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED

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From Social Distancing to Shelter-in-Place Mar 17, 2020

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Social Distancing Escalates to Shelter-in-Place
As of midnight, the Bay Area has the nation’s strictest policy aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus. Residents are being instructed to not leave the house for the next three weeks unless it's essential.
Legislature Passes Emergency Funding
The California Legislature took emergency action Monday night to address the coronavirus, and then it took a break.
Reporter: Katie Orr, KQED
Food Delivery Workers Hustle to Keep Restaurants Alive
In Los Angeles, Mayor Eric Garcetti has ordered restaurants to stop serving in-house meals as a public safety precaution, but ordering out is still allowed. That's made food delivery people very
important, both to keep people fed and to keep restaurants going. Reporter: Saul Gonzalez, The California Report co-Host
Inspections of Nursing Homes on Hold
Regulators charged with overseeing nursing homes aren't inspecting nursing homes or assisted living facilities. Advocates for this population, the most at risk of dying of COVID-19, aren’t able to access patients either.
Reporter: Molly Peterson, KQED Science
Dancing Through the Pandemic, Online
The mayor of San Luis Obispo is trying to help others in her community cope in her official capacity. And in her side-gig, which is teaching music to preschoolers. She's taking that project online during the coronavirus crisis.
Guest: Heidi Harmon, Mayor of San Luis Obispo

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Families Brace for Coronavirus School Closures Mar 16, 2020

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Governor Advises Seniors to Stay Home
Governor Gavin Newsom has called for nightclubs, bars, and wineries to shut down for now. Restaurants are to cut their occupancy in half. And, everyone 65 and older, and those with chronic health issues, is being told to stay home.
Reporter: Sharon McNary, KPCC
First Week of Coronavirus Closures for California's Schoolkids
For students, parents, and teachers throughout California, this is Day One of no school. Late last week, one after another, districts around the state announced closures as a way to help slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Guest: Erica Pan, Interim Health Officer, Alameda County
Millions of Students Will Miss School for Weeks
So just how many kids will be out of school this morning? For that, I spoke with KQED Education Reporter Vanessa Rancano.
Reporter: Vanessa Rancaño, KQED
Anaheim Merchants Reeling from Disney Closure
Theme parks shut down all around the state, including, most famously, Disneyland in Anaheim. That affects a lot of small independent stores, motels, and restaurants around the park that depend on "the Mouse" to bring in business.
Guest: Leslie Wei, souvenir shop owner
Parents Brace for Involuntary Homeschooling
Whether the next few weeks mean more learning time, more quality time, or just more screen time, parents are bracing to be hard for so many of us.
Guests: Eliza and Tim Sears, Albany parents
Nurses are Nervous About Safety Around Coronavirus Patients
Two healthcare workers at UC-San Francisco are the latest to test positive for COVID-19. Nurses battling the outbreak are calling for stronger safety measures.
Reporter: Raquel Maria Dillon, KQED
Life in Quarantine at Travis Air Force Base
Last week at this time, a Princess Cruises ship docked in Oakland. On board were nearly two dozen people infected with the coronavirus. Fast forward a week, and almost nine hundred people who were on that cruise ship are under quarantine at Travis Air Force Base in Solano County. They’ll be staying there for at least a week longer. But their treatment so far leaves much to be desired,
Reporter: Mary Franklin Harvin, KQED

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