In just one week, California launches a new approach to mental illness and homelessness. 

CARE court offers another avenue to getting people the help they need without having to be arrested and forced into the criminal justice system. 

But civil rights advocates worry its going too far. As KCBS reporter Holly Quan tells us, the Governor took to 60 Minutes last night to defend it. 

In just one week, California launches a new approach to mental illness and homelessness. 
CARE court offers another avenue to getting people the help they need without having to be arrested and forced into the criminal justice system. 
But civil rights advocates worry its going too far. As KCBS reporter Holly Quan tells us, the Governor took to 60 Minutes last night to defend it.

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CARE Court launches in one week: ACLU raises concerns over conservatorship

Put the melted butter away for a few more weeks: State wildlife officials are pushing back the local commercial Dungeness crab fishing season to at least December 21 in order to protect migrating whales and leatherback sea turtles. As KCBS Radio reporter Holly Quan tells us, this means making alternate holiday plans for chefs and fishmongers.

Put the melted butter away for a few more weeks: State wildlife officials are pushing back the local commercial Dungeness crab fishing season to at least December 21 in order to protect migrating whales and leatherback sea turtles. As KCBS Radio reporter Holly Quan tells us, this means making alternate holiday plans for chefs and fishmongers.

Dungeness crab season pushed back to protect migrating whales and turtles

San Francisco marked the first night of Hanukkah with a beefed-up police presence during the lighting of the menorah at Union Square. But as KCBS Radio’s David Welch reports, despite tensions, organizers focused on a message of resilience.

San Francisco marked the first night of Hanukkah with a beefed-up police presence during the lighting of the menorah at Union Square. But as KCBS Radio’s David Welch reports, despite tensions, organizers focused on a message of resilience.

Union Square's menorah lit to mark first night of Hanukkah amid tensions

In a rare case, a Texas judge has approved a woman's request to get an abortion because her fetus was diagnosed with a fatal condition. The judge agreed that an abortion was necessary to protect Kate Cox from a potentially dangerous birth and also preserve her future fertility, however the state attorney general disagrees.

To tell us more, KCBS Radio news anchor Eric Thomas spoke with Mary Ziegler, Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at UC Davis and author of “Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present.”

In a rare case, a Texas judge has approved a woman's request to get an abortion because her fetus was diagnosed with a fatal condition. The judge agreed that an abortion was necessary to protect Kate Cox from a potentially dangerous birth and also preserve her future fertility, however the state attorney general disagrees.
To tell us more, KCBS Radio news anchor Eric Thomas spoke with Mary Ziegler, Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at UC Davis and author of “Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present.”

CARE Court launches in one week: ACLU raises concerns over conservatorship

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