>>> tonight on kqed newsroom, an abortion pill move by walgreens leaves california to cut ties with the pharmaceutical giant. we check in on the latest fight surrounding women's reproductive rights. >>> the california environment a protection agency often leads policies that are ahead of the nation in the fight against climate change. we sit down with the newest cal epa secretary to discuss what she plans to accomplish. >>> we take a trip to the chinese culture center of san francisco, and arts institution built on five decades of activism. >>> hello and welcome to the show. nearly 10 months after the supreme court decision that overturned roe v. wade, the fallout continues. this week, walgreens finds itself engulfed in a firestorm over its recent decision to stop providing a widely used abortion pill, method pressed on. they will stop providing it in states where republican officials have threatened legal action. in response on monday, california governor gavin newsom tweeted that california won't be doing business with walgreens or any company that cowers to the extremists and puts wo

>>> tonight on kqed newsroom, we dive in a chain reaction as barbara levi's to become the next senator from california , oakland latifah simon announces her bid to fill lee's spot in congress and was speak with them both about what they want to achieve in higher office. >>> the vibrant colors and celebratory images of the women's building mural are this week's look at something beautiful. >>> hello and welcome to the show. >>> a game of political dominoes has begun, 30 years ago, dianne feinstein began her first term as a united states senator and went on to win five more elections, making her the longest serving female senator. last month, she announced she would step down, even before she declared her intent to leave office, two california members of congress had announced they would run for her seat. recently, another contender announced she would buy for the position, barbara lee. >> when it was legal to discriminate against the lgbtq plus community, i wrote the hate crimes reduction act and got a republican governo to sign iinto law. what no one wanted to talk about global aids fu

. >>> tonight on kqed newsroom , another california bank is in trouble. we talk about the turmoil at first republic bank and the collapse of silicon valley bank with congress member rochon a. plus over, lift and store dash just scored a big win in the courts. we will discuss the future of gig workers with our panel of financial experts. and we visit the largest animal shelter in the bay area in tonight's look at something beautiful. coming to you from a kqed headquarters in san francisco, this friday march 17th 2023. hello and welcome to the show. i am priya david clements. tonight we are focusing on the regional banking crisis which began with the sudden collapse of silicon valley bank one week ago. we have been learning more this week about what sparked the bank run and why they were bailed out. joining us now to discuss the federal government's intervention in the national picture is congress member rochon whose district includes silicon valley. representative, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> we are going to start here in calif

. >>> tonight on kqed newsroom, we sit down with oakland's new mayor, who this week announced a plan to build hundreds of units of affordable housing. we will discuss how the mayor is discussing the current surgeon property crime. how much stood the new restaurant makers received? >>> we visit the legion of honor to look at the landscapes from spain in the 19th century. coming to you from kqed headquarters in and francisco, friday, march 24th, 2023. >>> another violent storm slammed into the bay area this week. many from falling trees or tree limbs. thousands of homes lost power. we will speak with our first guest this evening. first, allow me to share some information about the new mayor. raised in stockton and her parents were immigrants from laos. she grew up in poverty is her 20s she escaped an abusive relationship and couch served as a single mother. after receiving a degree she went on to serve as a member of the oakland city council when she became elected and mayor tal joins me now. let's talk about the storm. more wet weather is coming next week. there was a man who was kill

. >>> tonight on kqed newsroom, we dive into a chain reaction as barbara levi's to become the next senator from california , oakland latifah simon announces her bid to fill lee's spot in congress and was speak with them both about what they want to achieve in higher office. >>> the vibrant colors and celebratory images of the women's building mural are this week's look at something beautiful. >>> hello and welcome to

. ♪ >> >>> tonight on kqed newsroom, an abortion pill move by walgreens leaves california to cut ties giant. we check in on the latest fight surrounding women's reproductive rights. >>> the california environment a protection agency often leads policies that are ahead of the nation in the fight against climate change. we sit down with the newest cal epa secretary to discuss what she plans to accomplish. >>> we take a trip to the chinese culture center of san francisco, and arts institution built on five decades

. >>> tonight on kqed newsroom, we sit down with oakland's new mayor, who this week announced a plan units of affordable housing. we will discuss how the mayor is discussing the current surgeon property crime. how much stood the new restaurant makers received? >>> we visit the legion of honor to look at the landsc

. >>> tonight on kqed newsroom , another california bank is in trouble. turmoil at first republic bank and the collapse of silicon valley bank with congress member rochon a. plus over, lift and store dash just scored a big win in the courts. we will discuss the future of gig workers with our panel of financial experts. and we visit the largest animal shelter in the bay area in tonight's look at something beautiful. coming to you from a kqed headquarters in san francisco, this friday march 17th 2023. hello and welcome to