Bonny Doon Mountain Community Bands Together to Battle the Flames

Foster Farms Poultry Processing Plant Ordered to Shut DownAmidst a massive COVID 19 outbreak among workers, Merced County health officials in the Central Valley have ordered a Foster Farms poultry processing plant to shut down. Reporter: Alex Hall, KQED  Newsom Boosts Funding to Aid Early Release Efforts Across State PrisonsCalifornia is releasing thousands of inmates in state prisons early. Governor Gavin Newsom says California will commit 15 million dollars to help formerly incarcerated people re-enter society. Reporter: Kate Wolffe, KQED  Bonny Doon Mountain Community Bands Together to Battle the FlamesAs hundreds of wildfires burned across California, fire crews were stretched thin. Many Santa Cruz County residents came together to defend their mountain community. Reporter: Hannah Hagemann, KQED Disability Advocates Say Some Wildfire Evacuation Centers were Filled with Access BarriersIn Watsonville and in Santa Cruz this week, disability advocates found many accessibility problems for those who needed to flee their homes during the wildfires. Some evacuation centers lacked braille signs, and shower stalls were difficult to get wheelchairs into. Reporter: Molly Peterson, KQED UC Santa Cruz Chancellor on the Wildfires Threat and the Virtual Academic YearOne of the biggest institutions threatened by fires was UC Santa Cruz, which had a campus-wide evacuation. That came as the university was preparing for the coming academic year and figuring out how to teach most students virtually because of the pandemic. Guest: Cynthia Larive, UC Santa Cruz Chancellor The 50th Anniversary of the Chicano MoratoriumCapping two years of protests, on August 29th, 1970, tens of thousands of Mexican Americans marched in the streets of East L.A. in opposition to the Vietnam War and social and economic inequities. 100 Years Later, California Women Reflect on the Right to VoteA hundred years ago this week, women officially won the right to vote. But it was only a partial victory, and it excluded many immigrants and women of color. This week, our sister show, the California Report Magazine, features women talking about what the vote means to them.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices