Today on the show, we hear the latest on the Dodgers TV drama. Then, the legal battle between Donald Sterling and the Clippers. Plus, three Big Sur lodging options big in beauty and small in price, UC Davos students hope to shave a year off medical school, study finds fist bumping is more hygienic than shaking hands, Veterans Affairs gets a revamp, Gaza tunnels and much more.
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• 7:56
On the latest Donald Sterling/Clippers saga, Judge Michael Levanas ruled in favor of Shelly Sterling, and cleared the path for Steve Ballmer's $2-billion purchase.
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• 5:59
Beyond the tactical utility of the tunnels, they have had a powerful psychological grip on the Israeli public, and they've been a staple of asymmetrical warfare for thousands of years.
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• 6:57
Recently President Obama told the League of Conservation Voters that the U.S. has been able to hold our carbon emissions to levels not seen in about 20 years, which sounds great, until you look at the bigger global picture.
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• 4:26
The ongoing drought in California is taking a toll on lakes across the state. Low water levels mean exposed rocks, deserted boat docks and fewer visitors.
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• 4:08
Every Labor Day weekend in California's capital, they turn back the clock and transform Sacramento's historic district into a scene straight out of the 1850s. But not this year.
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• 5:46
More than half a million young people have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA, and 71,000 of them are in California. Many more of those eligible have yet to apply.
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• 10:32
It's time for Tuesday Reviewsday, our weekly new music segment. This week we're joined by experts Steve Hochman and Justino Aguila.
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• 4:47
The $17 billion measure includes funds for more doctors and nurses, and expanded authority for the VA secretary to fire failing staff.
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• 3:48
Veterans are calling for effective response to returning veterans suffering from PTSD and other post-war issues, including early intervention.
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• 6:03
Jorge Lerma came to the U.S. from Mexico as a teen, and recently decided — reluctantly — to return to his native country.
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• 4:59
A small crop of students at University of California Davis are on a fast-track to shave off an entire year of med school.
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• 4:11
A new study out of the American Journal of Infection Control found that fist bumping is more hygienic than a handshake and it could help stop the spread of illness.
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• 4:47
Reporter Megan Burks has the story of one Somali family in San Diego coming to grips with the idea the first child to make it college may well be a daughter.
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• 3:06
For non English speakers it's nearly impossible. Now California State officials might require pharmacists to provide prescription drug labels in languages other than English.
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• 3:55
If you're road-tripping through California this summer, you might spot the occasional Volkswagen Bus. Back in its heyday in the '60s and 70s, the iconic van was everywhere.
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• 8:24
When the L.A. Times recently ran a story about traveling Big Sur on a budget, they had some great suggestions, but I didn’t think they went low budget enough.