Kate Yoder

Legalizing the sale of cannabis in California has turned out to be a fruitful endeavor for the state thanks to taxes.

Josh Barro speaks with Liz Bruenig and Ross Douthat about the summit between President Biden and Vladimir Putin, cyberattacks, another test for Obamacare, and decadence.

Vice President Kamala Harris visited Central America this week. She told would-be migrants in Guatemala “do not come” (to the U.S.), which drew criticism from progressive democrats.

A lifeguard tower honoring LGBTQ-plus pride was unveiled in Long Beach this afternoon.

KCRW is joining other public radio stations up and down the state to mark the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd.

California will roll out a statewide electronic vaccine verification program, which Gov. Gavin Newsom does not call a passport.

All of California is officially facing drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor . And much of the state is in extreme or severe drought after the dry winter.

The former Congress member talks to Robert Scheer about his life and the dramatic events surrounding his political rise, as told in his new book “The Division of Light and Power.”

Joe Mathews says that focusing on the state budget, when it appears in good shape, obscures California’s systemic failures.