KQED's The California Report

Cal State Students Protest "Success Fees". New Bill Would Enforce Gender ID on Death Certificates. Chinook Salmon Begin Journey to Sea--On a Truck. End Music.

Supreme Court Takes Up Challenge to Affordable Care Act Over Contraception. Measure to Raise Medical Malpractice Cap Headed to Ballot. Los Angeles Students Learn to Game the College Admissions Process. End Music.

State Public Schools Prepare for Common Core Practice Test. Health Insurance Penalty Looms Large During Tax Season. End Music.

KQED Radio's weekly statewide news service. Hosted by Scott Shafer, the program contains reporting, commentaries, and analysis about California news, issues, and trends.

Harris Unveils New Report, Wants Tougher Laws and More Money to Fight International Crime. LA Battery Recycling Plant Showering Neighboring Communities in Lead for Decades?. End Music.

UC Board of Regents Considers Future Tuition Increases. "Campus Climate" Survey Finds Intimidation and Discrimination at UC. Tom Torlakson Unveils Plan to Ease Impact of Drought on Schools. Vital Signs: Comforting Dying Prisoners.

Silicon Valley Fundraisers Yet to Move Needle on Immigration Reform. Review Criticizes LAX Response to November Shooting. Public Symposium Discusses Drought Impact on Imperial and Coachella Valleys. End Music.

California's Chief Justice Emphasizes Court's Efficiency in Annual Address. For-Profit Programs Fill Gap in High Tech Job Training. End Music.

State Republicans Divided Over Rebuilding Strategy. High School Students to Rally at Capitol to Save Agricultural Education. Extreme Makeover City Edition: Does Municipal "Rebranding" Work?. End Music.

Covered CA Deadline Looms, Push to Get More Latinos and Young People to Sign Up. Utility Regulators OK Plan to Replace San Onofre Power with Renewable Sources. CA Republicans Gather in SF for State Convention. The Giving State: Lisa Kolvites Provides Free Sewing Workshops in SF. End Music.

New Covered CA Enrollment Numbers Due Today as Enrollment Deadline Approaches. Prison Officials Troubled by Spike in "Second Strikers". US Interior Secretary Sally Jewell Joins Point Arena Celebration. End Music.

San Jose Asks for Flexibility in Teacher Tenure Law. California Republicans Make Pitch to Asian-American Voters. Assemblywoman Kristin Olsen Introduces Bill to Legalize E-Skateboards. End Music.

Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris and Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Fight Truancy "Crisis". Restoring a River Habitat Outside of San Diego. President Obama Signs Proclamation to Protect Coast Near Point Arena. End Music.

California Democrats Rally Base and Face Transition at Convention. Ukrainians in Los Angeles React to Russian Occupation of Crimea. End Music.

The sport of bocce ball is played all over the world, but in Northern California, it's still mostly an Italian game. Reporter Vanessa Rancano sends us an audio postcard from a San Mateo social club that's struggling to keep the tradition alive.