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U.S. Killing Of Iranian General, Police Stops Of Black Drivers, And Immigrant Communities In 2020
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Jan 3, 2020
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U.S. Killing Of Iranian General, Police Stops Of Black Drivers, And Immigrant Communities In 2020

Reactions to the U.S. airstrike that killed Iran's top military leader, black drivers are more often stopped by police, and we preview immigrant community stories.
Protesters shout slogans against the United States during a demonstration following a US airstrike that killed top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in Iraq, in Peshawar on January 3, 2020. - A US strike killed top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani at Baghdad's international airport On January 3, dramatically heightening regional tensions and prompting arch enemy Tehran to vow "revenge". (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP) (Photo by ABDUL MAJEED/AFP via Getty Images)
Protesters shout slogans against the United States during a demonstration following a US airstrike that killed top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in Iraq, in Peshawar on January 3, 2020. - A US strike killed top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani at Baghdad's international airport On January 3, dramatically heightening regional tensions and prompting arch enemy Tehran to vow "revenge". (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP) (Photo by ABDUL MAJEED/AFP via Getty Images)
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State Of Affairs

This is the first State of Affairs of 2020, and next Tuesday marks one full year of Gavin Newson as Governor of California. So, we'll look over our shoulder to how it went and peer ahead to year two. We'll also hear about California's early primary and get an update on impeachment. 

Guests:

  • Scott Shafer, KQED Politics Editor and Co-host of Political Breakdown
  • John Myers, Sacramento Bureau Chief for the Los Angeles Times

U.S. Airstrike In Iraq

A U.S. drone strike killed Iran's top military leader Qassim Suleimani, setting off global concern. We get context on the US-Iran relationship and what to expect going forward. Plus, we hear local reaction from Iranians in Southern California.

Guests:

  • Jamal Abdi, president of the National Iranian American Council
  • Dr. Assal Rad, research fellow at the National Iranian American Council

California Dream: Refugee Retraining Part Two

Immigrants with professional degrees from their home countries face big challenges to work again in the U.S. as doctors or lawyers or engineers. In part two of our California Dream series on how immigrants find their way back into jobs that match their skills and experience KQED's Farida Jhabvala Romero brings us one doctor's story. 

Reporting On Immigrant Communities In 2020

2020 is here so we are taking some time in this new decade to check in with our reporters and editors about what's on the horizon with their respective beats. Today we check in on the immigrant communities beat.

Guest:

  • Erick Galindo, KPCC immigrant communities reporter

Black Drivers Face More Police Stops

Across the state, police are stopping and searching black drivers at higher rates than whites and Latinos. That's according to a report released yesterday by the state Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board. That same report found that black drivers were searched nearly three times as often and accounted for 15% of all stops, though they only make up only about 6% of the state population.

Guest:

  • Brian Williams, executive director of the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission.

Weekend Preview

KPCC's Leo Duran shares some of the best events to hit up this weekend in Southern California.