Small NPR and PBS stations in California are teetering after Congress pulled funding from public broadcasting. Even big stations are bracing for cuts.

As California intensifies its fight with the Trump Administration, the race for the state’s top schools job is already crowded.

Sens. Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla, along with Rep. Zoe Lofgren, said budget cuts to national laboratories have already led to layoffs, with some other labs warning that “they may need to start laying off thousands of scientists and technical staff in the near future.

The admission increases come as the the University of California faces rising financial pressures from federal research funding cuts and proposed state budget cuts.

Kern County officials and the public discussed the recommended budget for fiscal year 2025-2026 on Monday and Tuesday, with a spotlight hanging over the county’s plans to cut down on public health services and lay off health care workers.

How federal funding cuts are impacting public media stations across the state. Also, the Central Valley’s evolving political landscape. Finally, Tahoe bestselling author Todd Borg’s latest Owen McKenna mystery book ‘Tahoe Speed.