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A sentence that will surprise no one: California has the highest gasoline prices in the country. Residents wait in limbo as a stalemate between Governor Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers over how best to address ballooning prices at the pump continues. More on the California Report. Al Stahler talks with Nisenan spokesperson Shelly Covert about this weekend’s unveiling of The Mural Project and KVMR...

Felton Pruitt speaks to Strawberry Music Festival Manager, Jody Barnet.

ICE is in the hot seat due to their surveillance and data collection tactics. The California Report get’s the lowdown from Dan Bateyko, Research Coordinator at the Georgetown Law Center on Privacy & Technology. The shortage of baby formula in the country has state health officials warning Californians not to dilute what they have and warn against home-brew concoctions of the human milk substit...

Molly Fisk writes, coaches, and teaches writing in California's Sierra Nevada foothills.

California Assembly Bill 2691, a bill that would create a new cannabis license type could help small farmers survive in the fiercely competitive legal market and is slowly working its way through the legal process in Sacramento. Diana Gamzon, Executive Director of the Nevada County Cannabis Alliance explains what it is and what it could mean for Nevada County’s Cannabis farmers.

When the founding fathers ratified the second amendment, did they foresee the rise of so-called “ghost guns”? The California Report looks at the proliferation of the home-made weapons, which can’t be traced with serial numbers. A growing number of cities are moving to ban them. After regional news and weather, where did the bear cross the road? Right on Zion Street in Nevada City. Plus, Felton Pru...

Oscar "Saul" Rayo: March 5, 1955 - May 16, 2022

The California Report weighs Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal against objections from  the legislative analyst’s office, and from economists who question whether it will just make inflation even worse. California News Service reports on a classic water rights struggle pitting Inyo County against Los Angeles. After regional news and weather, Felton Pruitt has the details on a new tool in Nevada...

Felton Pruitt talks with Lieutenant Sean Scales about a new tool to help Nevada County citizens choose the best evacuation route during an emergency.

State legislators lay the groundwork for California to become a bastion of reproductive freedom. And this weekend’s mass shooting in Buffalo is only the latest in an uptick of domestic extremism. The California Report investigates two Golden State terrorists and their plot to blow up the headquarters of the California Democratic Party. National Native News gives us the troubling findings of two ne...

Gary Zimmerman explains the current state of the labor market. 

The California Report brings us state budget news, information about an upcoming minimum wage increase spurred by economic inflation and a story about how The California Coastal Commission voted against a permit for an enormous desalination plant in Orange County. Buzz Barnett and Paul Barbieri speak to Steve Kimock and Greg Anton of the band Zero.

Buzz Barnett and Paul Barbieri will speak to Steve Kimock and Greg Anton of the band Zero. The band will plays the Crystal Bay on Tahoe’s North Shore on May 14th.

Molly Fisk writes, coaches, and teaches writing in California's Sierra Nevada foothills.

Are cryptocurrency campaign donations in California’s Future? That’s what the state’s Fair Political Practices Commission will consider consider next week. The California Report has more on that. After regional weather Felton Pruitt talks with Mindy Oberne about the upcoming California CareForce free health care clinic. Al Stahler talks cosmic clockwork, and we close with a commentary from Shavati...

Working conditions take the spotlight today on the California Report. While you’re enjoying your Egg McMuffin, think about the eight out of 10 fast-food workers who say their employers are shaving their paychecks. A pending bill tries to curb that practice. After regional news and weather, KVMR Youth News Corps reporter Liv DesAutels looks into the Centennial Dam project. And on Money Matters, Mar...

KVMR Youth News Corps reporter Liv DesAutels speaks with Environmental Filmmaker Jeff Litton about the Centennial Dam project.

The California Report takes us to Stanford University where the nation’s largest student run powwow was held this weekend. And Californians await the May Revise - an update on the governor’s budget proposal. The California News Service speaks to Mark Berkman, CEO of the California-based Organization for Social Media Safety. We follow along as KVMR Youth News Corps Reporter, Maya Cruz, discovers th...