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	Podcast:		KQED’s The California Report
	Episode:		How Affirmative Action Shapes Community on Campus
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:16:26
	Publish Date:		2020-10-29 17:01:46
	Description:		Inside the Race for California's 50th Congressional District One of the most closely watched political races in California is happening in the 50th Congressional district covering much of eastern San Diego County and part of Riverside County. The race pits a veteran Republican politician, and a young Democrat who ran for the same seat two year ago and lost. Reporter: Matt Hoffman, KPBS How Affirmative Action Shapes Community on Campus This week, we’ve brought you stories about how the ban on affirmative action passed by California voters in 1996 through Prop 209 has affected college students, and what they think about the current measure on the ballot, Prop. 16, to bring affirmative action back. Reporter: Kayleen Carter, Sacramento State junior L.A City Council Weighs Proposal to Ban Camping Near Freeway Overpasses L.A.’s city council was supposed to vote on whether to ban camping near freeway overpasses and some homeless shelters on Wednesday, but members kicked the can down the road as they tried to find consensus. Reporter: Anna Scott, KCRW New Report Highlights Gaps in Calculating Costs of Wildfires Amid a record-breaking fire year in the state, a new report says California doesn’t have a grasp on the true cost of wildfires. Reporter: Danielle Venton, KQED Battling Misinformation Around Incarceration and Voting Rights This election year, there’s a lot of attention paid to the voting rights of people who have a criminal history. After all, we send so many people to prison and jail in this country, and in our state, that the formerly incarcerated could be a pretty big voting block of millions of people. Guest: Tim Cornegay, an organizer with the L.A. Free the Vote campaign.
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