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High Demand, Low Supply: Colorado River Water Crisis Hits Across The West

Beverly Kurtz and Tim Guenthner live near Gross Reservoir outside Boulder, Colo. They oppose a an expansion project that would raise the reservoir's dam by 131 feet. Grace Hood/Colorado Public Radio hide caption

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Environment

High Demand, Low Supply: Colorado River Water Crisis Hits Across The West

After years of drought and dropping water levels, the Colorado River is reaching a crisis point. Communities at each end of the river are looking at a variety of measures, from storage to sharing.

High Demand, Low Supply: Colorado River Water Crisis Hits Across The West

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Tuesday

Outsourced: In A Twist, Some San Francisco IT Jobs Are Moving To India

UCSF is laying off some of its IT staff and sending their jobs to a contractor with headquarters in India. Luciano Lozano/Getty Images/Ikon Images hide caption

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All Tech Considered

Outsourced: In A Twist, Some San Francisco IT Jobs Are Moving To India

KQED

Companies in San Francisco pay six-figure salaries to entry-level tech workers. But a public university there is laying off some of its own IT staff and sending the jobs to a contractor in India.

Outsourced: In A Twist, Some San Francisco IT Jobs Are Moving To India

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Wednesday

Monday

Calif. Judge Cleared Of Misconduct After Sentence In Stanford Sexual Assault Case

Activists from UltraViolet, a national women's advocacy organization, push for the removal of Judge Aaron Persky from the bench in San Francisco in June. The judge has since been cleared of misconduct. Eric Risberg/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Calif. Judge Cleared Of Misconduct After Sentence In Stanford Sexual Assault Case

Judge Aaron Persky sentenced Stanford University student Brock Turner to six months in jail for sexually assaulting a woman. The state judicial discipline agency found no evidence of sentencing bias.

Saturday

California Gets Ready To Defy Trump's Washington

A protest against President-elect Donald Trump in Los Angeles last month. Democrat Hillary Clinton drew 61 percent of the vote versus Trump's 31 percent in the country's most populous state. Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

California Gets Ready To Defy Trump's Washington

KQED

In the Obama administration, Republican-dominated states such as Texas often sought to block the president's agenda. In the Trump era, California may play that same role.

California Gets Ready To Defy Trump's Washington

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Thursday

Uber Launches Self-Driving Cars In California, Over State's Objections

On Tuesday, an Uber driverless car waits in traffic during a test drive in San Francisco. The ride-hailing company is refusing to obey demands by the state's Department of Motor Vehicles that it stop picking up San Francisco passengers in specially equipped Volvo SUVs. Eric Risberg/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Uber Launches Self-Driving Cars In California, Over State's Objections

Does Uber need a permit to test self-driving cars in San Francisco? "We don't believe we do," the company says. But the state Department of Motor Vehicles disagrees and is threatening legal action.

Thursday

Sunday

In House Majority Leader's Home District, Many Depend On Health Law He Wants To Scrap

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy has supported the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, despite health coverage it has brought to many of his constituents. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Shots - Health News

In House Majority Leader's Home District, Many Depend On Health Law He Wants To Scrap

Some constituents of Rep. Kevin McCarthy who favor the law, or rely on it, see a conflict between his stated goals as a national leader and the needs of so many people in his home district.

Tuesday

Hillary Clinton's Popular Vote Lead Is 1.7 Million And Growing. Here's Why

Election workers sort through unprocessed vote-by-mail ballots at the Sacramento County Registrar of Voters office on Monday. Ben Adler/Capital Public Radio hide caption

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Politics

Hillary Clinton's Popular Vote Lead Is 1.7 Million And Growing. Here's Why

CapRadio News

There are still 2 million ballots left to count in California. Most of those votes will likely go to Hillary Clinton, further running up her lead in the popular vote.

Hillary Clinton's Popular Vote Lead Is 1.7 Million And Growing. Here's Why

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Friday

Friday

What Happens To Medicaid In California Under A Trump Administration?

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a Medicaid expansion into law as part of the state's budget authorization in 2013. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption

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Shots - Health News

What Happens To Medicaid In California Under A Trump Administration?

KQED

California made a huge effort to enroll people in Medi-Cal under the Affordable Care Act. Two-thirds of those people are minorities. If Trump dismantles Obamacare, the change could hit them hard.

What Happens To Medicaid In California Under A Trump Administration?

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Thursday

Wednesday

From Maverick AIDS Activist To Porn Cop: The Man Behind Proposition 60

Michael Weinstein is president of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and a longtime maverick in gay activist circles. April Dembosky/KQED hide caption

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From Maverick AIDS Activist To Porn Cop: The Man Behind Proposition 60

KQED

In California, voters will weigh in on whether adult film performers should be required to use condoms on porn sets. The measure is backed by a controversial figure in gay activism: Michael Weinstein.

From Maverick AIDS Activist To Porn Cop: The Man Behind Proposition 60

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Monday

Early 20th Century Earthquakes May Have Been Caused By Calif. Oil Boom

This 1933 photo made available by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the ruins of St. Anthony's Church in Long Beach, Calif., after an earthquake struck on March 10, 1933. T.J. Maher/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Early 20th Century Earthquakes May Have Been Caused By Calif. Oil Boom

A new study suggests a handful of earthquakes in the 1920s and 1930s were associated with increasingly deep and frequent drilling for oil near Los Angeles. Since then, drilling practices have changed.