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June 20, 2021
Is California Still Facing An Eviction Tsunami When The Moratorium Ends?
CalMatters conducted a Q&A with housing researcher Carolina Reid, who has been tracking vulnerable renters throughout the pandemic. She says the state could help renters facing eviction — if enough money gets to them in time.
June 20, 2021
California Fought For Obamacare And Won. What’s At Stake?
In a 7-2 decision in California et al. v. Texas, the Supreme Court voted to reject the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act. Meaning Obamacare stays.
June 20, 2021
You Have To Fight For The Vision: Wynton Marsalis Talks With Lara Downes
The musical polymath offers ideas on everything from Russian satellites and hip-hop, to Bach and football, and how they shape the musical education of America.
June 20, 2021
Los Angeles, Sacramento Announce Reparations Coalition On Juneteenth
Mayors, including Los Angeles and Sacramento, form reparations and equity coalition on new federal holiday to push for national reparations. LA Mayor Eric Garcetti also announces the formation of an advisory committee.
June 19, 2021
Songs For Freedom: A Juneteenth Playlist From Pianist Lara Downes
Music offers freedom. Freedom of expression — a way to rejoice and to mourn, to offer comfort, to call for change.
California Launches Digital Vaccination Card
The system would allow immunized residents to have a virtual backup of their physical card. The technology that would allow businesses to scan and verify the digital cards is still being developed.
June 18, 2021
This Season’s ‘Invisibilia’ Podcast Looks At The City Of Stockton. We Spoke With Host Yowei Shaw.
Last November, Stockton’s high-profile mayor, Democrat Michael Tubbs, lost his re-election campaign. The upset came as a surprise to some — but not those who closely follow the online publication 209 Times.
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June 18, 2021
Why To These Rocks - Community of Writers
It’s been 50 years since the Community of Writers’ first poetry workshop in the Sierra. In that time, hundreds of talented writers have visited the Olympic Valley of the Sierra Nevada to hone and share their craft. A new anthology honors that work.
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June 18, 2021
Chevalier Quartet Highlights Black Composers Over The Past 200 Years
The first performance in CapRadio's Summer Concert Series features all-black composers and builds on an educational film under production on the life of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, a Black man writing classical music in the 1700s.
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June 18, 2021
A Musical Celebration Of Juneteenth
This Juneteenth, join CapRadio Music in honoring the extensive contributions of Black composers and musicians to styles from classical and jazz to pop.
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Space
Tens Of Thousands Sign Petition To Stop Jeff Bezos From Returning To Earth
June 20, 2021
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced he would travel to space earlier this month. Shortly after, a petition began circulating asking that he not come back.
Weather
Claudette Downgraded To Tropical Depression, Will Strengthen As It Nears East Coast
June 20, 2021
Tropical Depression Claudette is expected to return to a tropical storm status before it hits the North Carolina coast. The storm will bring torrential rain and high waters.
Weather
A 15-Vehicle Crash On An Alabama Highway Has Left 9 Children Dead
June 20, 2021
Eight of the children were traveling in a van belonging to a youth ranch operated by the Alabama Sheriffs Association for abused or neglected children. A 9-month-old baby died in a separate vehicle.
Science
Enthusiastic Amateurs Advance Science As They Hunt For Exotic Mushrooms
June 20, 2021
Scientists who study mushrooms get a boost from a network of sophisticated aficionados who tromp through the forests observing oddball species and sharing valuable information about their finds.
WHYY | Race
Juneteenth Brings Joy, A New Tubman Museum And Questions Of The Future
June 20, 2021
The Smithsonian magazine had named the small Harriet Tubman Museum in Cape May, N.J., as one to watch in 2020.
National
A Driver Crashed Into The Crowd At A Pride Parade In Florida, Killing One Man
June 20, 2021
Some witnesses said the crash in the city of Wilton Manors appeared to be an intentional act, but authorities told reporters that they were investigating all possibilities.
National
A Hopi Artist Grapples With His Complicated Legacy And Learns To Be A Better Father
June 20, 2021
Duane Koyawena quit drinking 12 years ago after his own dad died from alcoholism. At the same time, he learned he was going to be father and wanted to stop the cycle.
Music Features
Her Kind Of Blue: Joni Mitchell's Masterpiece At 50
June 20, 2021
How do we understand Blue in the 21st century? Can we think of Mitchell's 1971 album, long considered the apex of confessional songwriting, as a paradigm not of raw emotion, but of care and craft?
Asia
This Time, Rights Groups Might Be Less Willing To Champion Aung San Suu Kyi
June 20, 2021
Myanmar's ousted leader, once an icon of freedom, faces the prospect of another prolonged detention. But her handling of atrocities against the Rohingya has left her reputation abroad in tatters.
Picture This
A Father's Day Gift From Meghan To Harry Is Now A Kids' Book
June 20, 2021
For Prince Harry's first Father's Day, the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan, got him a bench — and wrote a poem about the moments she hoped her husband and their son would share together there.
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