KQED's local news program reports on the latest happenings in the Bay Area.
Morning reports air in brief segments during Morning Edition, with extended feature stories at 6:33am and 8:33am. The day's developments are reported in the afternoon during All Things Considered, with headlines at 5:04pm followed by in-depth interviews with the day's newsmakers, experts and reporters in the field at 5:30pm.
Recently on KQED Radio News:
There's more unsettling economic news today, with American President Lines cutting jobs in Oakland, and the State Legislative Analyst updating its forecast that the state will run almost $28 billion short during this and the next fiscal year. A new economic forecast also predicts a squeeze on local government because of a fall in property taxes.
Host: Cy Musiker
Guests:
• Chris Thornberg, co-founder and principal of Beacon Economics
• James Mayer, director of California Forward
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Governor Schwarzenegger's global climate summit ended today in Beverly Hills. We discuss the meeting and what it accomplished with Craig Miller, senior editor of KQED's Climate Watch.
Host: Cy Musiker
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Thirty years ago today, the charismatic preacher Jim Jones led more than 900 people to kill others and themselves in the jungles of Guyana. Today, survivors and those who lost family members dedicated the first stones of a memorial to the tragedy at the Evergreen Cemetery in Oakland.
Host: Cy Musiker
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