Non-Disclosure Agreements Targeted by State Lawmaker

An episode of the KQED's The California Report podcast, hosted by KQED, titled "Non-Disclosure Agreements Targeted by State Lawmaker" was published on February 16, 2021 and runs 15 minutes.

February 16, 2021 ·15m · KQED's The California Report

Summary

The tech industry is infamous for making prospective and departing employees sign agreements designed to prevent them from speaking out on just about everything. But social movements have exposed the way non-disclosure agreements have served as a cover for illegal behavior.  Reporter: Rachael Myrow, KQED For the first time since the pandemic, the average cost of gas in the state is going up.  Demand is rising faster than production, as more people return to commuting and traveling long distances by car. Reporter: Emily Hung, KQED It's one of two sites that opened on Tuesday, with the other in Los Angeles. The goal is to eventually vaccinate 6,000 people a day at each location. Reporter: Julie Chang, KQED Communities of color have been hit especially hard during the pandemic. For queer Latinos, there's an extra cost - the loss of places to gather, like LGBTQ bars. Guest, Andrea Castillo, L.A. Times Reporter The state is investing more than $200 million in the Salton Sea project that will create flooded ponds and other habitat on the exposed lakebed at the Southern edge of the lake.  The hope is to complete the project by 2023.   Reporter: Erik Anderson, KPBS   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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