KQED's The California Report

Kamala Harris Redefining the Job of Attorney General. Giants Fans To Celebrate World Series Win at Parade.

Report Shows Data Breaches Exposed Info of 18.5 Million Californians. Environmental Group Pushes for Court Review of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant. Conservative Congressman Tom McClintock Faces Rare Intra-party Challenge from the Left. End Music.

Brown Launches Re-Election Bid. Sort Of. Latino Turnout Key to Democratic Chances in Central Valley Congressional Seat. End Music.

Lancaster City Officials to Discuss Homeless Transit Concerns with Metrolink. How Teacher Tenure Figures into the November Election. End Music.

Student Advocates Continue Push to Cut Suspensions and Expulsions. From Freeze to Drought: Terra Bella's Citrus Crop Faces Duel Threat to Survival. End Music.

New Push to Legalize Physician-Assisted Suicide. Petaluma Slaughterhouse Set to Reopen, but Local Ranchers Still Reeling. End Music.

Baseball season is underway. These days, teams often use statistics to find players with unrecognized potential. It's a technique made famous by the book and movie "Moneyball." At UC Riverside, some players are turning to a different discipline for an edge: neuroscience. KPCC's Sanden Totten reports how it seems to be working.

Lawsuit Challenges Ban on Voting for Prisoners Under Community Supervision. Department of Veterans Affairs Forced to Pay $200 Million in Wrongful Death Suits. End Music.

Medicare Reimbursement Rates Increased to Help Rural California Doctors and Patients. New Tools in Online Practice Assessment to Aid English Learners. End Music.

UC Graduate Workers Begin System Wide Strike. Additional Health Care Subsidies Proposed for San Franciscans. Silicon Valley Grows Political Clout Through Age-Old Approach of Lobbying. End Music.

Sen. Leland Yee's Lawyer Questions Tactics of Investigation. Secretary of State Race Still Wide Open after Yee Exit. New Wave of Chinese-American Mobilization Sinks Affirmative-Action Amendment. End Music.

Closure of Brawley Plant Threatens Imperial Valley Cattle Industry. The Giving State: Caring for Marine Mammals in Sausalito. End Music.

Most people know San Diego County's Anza-Borrego Desert State Park for its amazing wildflowers. But this year marks the third in a row of drier-than-usual weather, and wildflowers are scarce. That's creating anxiety for those who live near California's biggest state park. But it's also creating opportunity for those who love the park to re-focus their efforts to attract visitors.

Senate Prepared to Suspend Yee After Latest FBI Sting in Sacramento. Closing Arguments in Teacher Tenure Case. Registry Helps Track Missing Children with Special Needs. End Music.

Arrest of Leland Yee Continues Trend in State Senate. Extension Granted to Finish Health Insurance Sign Up as Enrollment Surges. End Music.