The construction industry in California wants to hire more women to meet a shortage of skilled workers. But access to child care is keeping many of these women from joining the trades.
Reporter: Daisy Nguyen, KQED
The state is suing the city of Elk Grove for allegedly using discriminatory housing practices to deny a proposed affordable housing project.
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Mar 4
Otay Mesa Detainees Face New Challenges in Communicating With Outside World
At Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, authorities have shut down an underground channel that detainees used to communicate with the outside world. Reporter: Aisha Wallace-Palomares, LA Taco At a contentious Senate hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday, Homeland Security Secretary ... Show More
10m 38s
Mar 2023
S2E12 - Safe Havens for Women and their Children
<p>This week we’re resharing an interview with Sairoz Sekhon, Director of Women’s Transition Housing & Supports Program at BC Housing, and Allison McLauchlan, Executive Director at Kelowna Women’s Shelter. This episode explores what women’s transition housing is, the types of ... Show More
27m 32s
Mar 2023
A New Child Labor Crisis in America
<p>Slaughterhouses, construction sites, factories. A Times investigation has found that migrant children have been thrust into jobs in some of the most demanding workplaces in the United States.</p><p>How did this crisis in child labor develop? And now that it has been exposed, w ... Show More
32m 50s