Vanessa Rancaño
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Schools in Oakland, Calif., regularly report lower reading levels for Black and Latino students. A parent advocacy group has been demanding the district do better.
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The Glass Fire in Northern California has forced thousands of people from their homes. Among them, residents of Santa Rosa's first government-funded homeless camp, who are now displaced again.
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People don't think of California as a particularly religious place... but maybe we should. We've got more mega-churches than any other state.…
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In a little over a decade, the median rent in California has gone up 44 percent. That squeezes everyone who rents, including college kids. Financial aid…
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Striking UC workers will stage day two of their three-day work walkout today (Tuesday). KQED reporter Vanessa Rancano talked with picketers and UC…
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Tomorrow (Friday) marks the 150th anniversary of the creation of the University of California system. It's also the time of year when high school seniors…
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In Perris, it's not just the neighbors who were unaware of what was happening inside the Turpin home where authorities found the 13 emaciated Turpin…
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If police violence is considered a public health issue, then doctors and nurses might be able to compile basic information about shootings involving law enforcement that go unreported.
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Using video to teach good parenting habits when children are babies leads to better behavior in kids later on, a study finds. The program is aimed at helping children in low-income families.
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Fashion models feel pressured to be dangerously thin, and France has passed a law to fine fashion houses for hiring underweight models. Researchers say it's a workplace health issue in the U.S., too.