KQED's The California Report

Republican Kevin Faulconer Wins Special San Diego Mayoral Election. Feinstein and Boxer Roll Out Water Bill. Pressure Turned Up in Sacramento to Conserve Water and Cash. Got Health Coverage, but Where's the Doctor?. End Music.

Courts Grant California Two-Year Extension to Fix Prison Crowding. Gov. Brown and Speaker P?rez Push for a Rainy Day Fund Amendment. End Music.

Whooping Cough Rate Rises as Vaccine Effectiveness Wanes. San Diego to Elect a New Mayor in Tight Runoff. End Music.

While state and national leaders scramble to address California's historic drought, ranchers and farmers must deal with the reality of water shortfalls now. What they decide will have a ripple effect from the farm to the table.

Despite Eight Felony Convictions, Roderick Wright Remains in the Senate. New Project Seeks to Streamline Medicare and Medi-Cal Services. End Music.

Pharmacies Swallow Bitter Pill of Drug Cost Cuts. Fresno County Begins Ban on Marijuana Cultivation. End Music.

California Republicans Bring Drought Bill to House Floor. Southern California Well Prepared for Long Drought. Lawsuit Challenges Voting Restrictions on Low-Level Ex-Felons. End Music.

California Struggles to Provide Rehabilitative Treatment Programs for Prisoners.

UC President Napolitano Leads Delegation to Sochi. Kettleman City Weighs Toxic Dump Expansion Against Funding for Clean Water. End Music.

The border between San Diego and Tijuana remains one of the most heavily trafficked international crossings in the world. And that traffic has a dark side: people, especially girls, are being bought, sold and forced into labor or sex. An early January bust in San Diego netted dozens of arrests for sex trafficking. But there are few resources for victims on the Mexican side of the border. Now, a San Diego resident has opened a shelter in Tijuana for victimized girls, one of only two of its kind in all of Mexico.

Gov. Brown Meets with Water Officials as Snowpack Reaches Record Low. Parents Struggle to Access California Child Care Records. End Music.

Assembly Speaker P?rez Calls for Action on Teacher Pension Liability. Sifting Through the New Farm Bill. The Giving State: The Rock Doctor. End Music.

California Winemakers Bracing for the Economic Effects of Drought. Stem Cell Agency Puts $40 Million Up For Grabs in Genomic Research Grants. End Music.

New Farm Bill Includes Cut in Food Stamps. New Report Compares Performance and Satisfaction Rates of Health Plans. Is California Ready for "The (Next) Big One?". End Music.

New Farm Bill Includes Cut in Food Stamps. New Report Compares Performance and Satisfaction Rates of Health Plans. Is California Ready for "The (Next) Big One?". End Music.