Anita Chabria

columnist for the LA Times

Columnist for the LA Times

Anita Chabria on KCRW

Gov. Newsom wants to transform the state’s oldest prison — San Quentin — into a rehabilitation center inspired by prisons in Scandinavian countries like Norway.

Prison to rehab center? Transforming San Quentin is about public safety

Gov. Newsom wants to transform the state’s oldest prison — San Quentin — into a rehabilitation center inspired by prisons in Scandinavian countries like Norway.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed a bill that would make it easier for farmworkers to form unions, though he originally opposed it.

Can farmworkers unionize without deportation threat? New law aims to make it so

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed a bill that would make it easier for farmworkers to form unions, though he originally opposed it.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

People relying on Medi-Cal have a harder time accessing cancer treatments. The California Cancer Care Equity Act is trying to fix this problem.

On Medi-Cal, can’t access cancer treatment? New CA bill wants to change it

People relying on Medi-Cal have a harder time accessing cancer treatments. The California Cancer Care Equity Act is trying to fix this problem.

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