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Kamala Harris bids for Boxer's seat, Target's plus-sized controversy, evolution of protest music
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Jan 13, 2015
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Kamala Harris bids for Boxer's seat, Target's plus-sized controversy, evolution of protest music

Kamala Harris has announced she will run for Barbara Boxer's open U.S. Senate seat. Target's new Lilly Pulitzer line will offer plus sizes, but only to Internet shoppers. And, a look at how protest music has evolved over the generations.

File photo: The sign in front of a Target store in Novato, Calif.
File photo: The sign in front of a Target store in Novato, Calif.
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Kamala Harris has announced she will run for Barbara Boxer's open U.S. Senate seat. Target's new Lilly Pulitzer line will offer plus sizes, but only to Internet shoppers. And, a look at how protest music has evolved over the generations.

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John Myers, KQED's Senior Editor for California Politics and Government, joined Take Two to talk about Kamala Harris' background.
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When it comes to US Senators from the Golden State, northern California has reigned supreme for a long time.
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Drug trafficking and murder for hire are two issues sure to come up in the trial of Ross Ulbricht, the alleged proprietor of the dark net site - The Silk Road.
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Retailers seldom carry clothes in the double digits, and the latest sting for plus-sized fashionistas comes from Target who announced its collaboration with fashion label Lilly Pulitzer will only sell plus-sizes online.
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Music journalist Steve Hochman joins A Martinez in studio with some new music, for this week's edition Tuesday Reviewsday.
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Lawyer Hernan Vera has been chosen to lead the group that will set up the L.A. County Sheriff's Department oversight committee.
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Many hope 2015 is a year of reform for Los Angeles County’s troubled child welfare system. One reform comes in the use technology to better assess abuse risk.
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These days, same-sex marriage seems to be the crucial issue for gays and lesbians at the Supreme Court. But this wasn't always so.
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Songs like "Young Gifted and Black" and "Lift Every Voice and Sing" have served as inspiring protest music in the African American community, but is that changing?