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	Podcast:		KQED’s The California Report
	Episode:		Sacramento Teachers Hold One Day Strike
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:07:42
	Publish Date:		2019-04-11 09:05:13
	Description:		Sacramento Teachers Hold One Day Strike The Sacramento City Unified School District is the third school district to strike in the state this year, following Los Angeles Unified and Oakland Unified. While teachers and support staff in those places were fighting for contracts, educators in Sacramento already signed one in 2017 that they were quite pleased with. The only problem is that it hasn’t been fully enforced. Reporter: Paula Bartolone Central Valley Teachers Approve New Contract In Madera, north of Fresno, teachers voted overwhelmingly this week to accept a new contract offer from the Madera Unified School District. Teachers there were also on the verge of striking, but the agreement they got is a short term fix. Reporter: Laura Tsutsui Electricity Rates Could Skyrocket If California Doesn’t Curb Wildfires Californians would see their electricity bills skyrocket overnight if devastating utility-caused wildfires continue to sweep through the state, a U.C .Berkeley utility expert is warning. Reporter: Marisa Lagos Man Held in Immigration Detention Died. His Family Wants to Know Why The family of a 27-year old man who collapsed at an immigration detention facility in San Bernardino and later died, wants answers. At a press conference Wednesday, they said that Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the private prison operator are keeping them in the dark about what happened. Reporter: Julie Small ACLU Sues Orange County Supervisors Over Homelessness Fight The American Civil Liberties Union is again taking aim at Orange County. This time, it’s a lawsuit filed on behalf of the People’s Homeless Task Force, alleging that the Board of Supervisors is suppressing first amendment rights and destroying public records. Reporter: Michelle Wiley Senior Project Alleges Accepted Rape Culture at Cal Poly A student’s senior project at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo went live on the web this week. It calls out the university as a place where sexual assault is common and victims don’t feel supported. Reporter: Tyler Pratt
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