San Francisco’s Embarcadero is also a sea wall, protecting residents from floodwaters. The city’s port is in the middle of a plan to rebuild a massive portion of it because of sea level rise. KQED’s Ezra David Romero met scientists near the Ferry Building who are experimenting with how to make the city’s next sea wall crawl with ocean life.

San Francisco&rsquo;s Embarcadero is also a sea wall, protecting residents from floodwaters. The city&rsquo;s port is in the middle of a plan to rebuild a massive portion of it because of sea level rise. KQED&rsquo;s Ezra David Romero met scientists near the Ferry Building who are experimenting with how to make the city&rsquo;s next sea wall crawl with ocean life.

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San Francisco's Sea Wall Protects Against Sea Level Rise — And May Soon Crawl With Ocean Life

California regulators are pushing back after the Trump Administration ordered a Texas-based oil company to restart pipeline operations along the Central Coast.

KCBX’s Gabriela Fernandez reports.

California regulators are pushing back after the Trump Administration ordered a Texas-based oil company to restart pipeline operations along the Central Coast.
KCBX&rsquo;s Gabriela Fernandez reports.

California Regulators Push Back Against Texas Company's Oil Pipeline along Central Coast

With a heat wave frying much of California this week, pushing temperatures well above normal for this time of year, concerns are growing about conditions inside state prisons. These facilities weren’t built for extreme heat, and advocates warn both staff and incarcerated people face dangerous temperatures. Now state job safety regulators are proposing new protections for prisons. KQED’s Farida Jhabvala Romero reports.

With a heat wave frying much of California this week, pushing temperatures well above normal for this time of year, concerns are growing about conditions inside state prisons. These facilities weren&rsquo;t built for extreme heat, and advocates warn both staff and incarcerated people face dangerous temperatures. Now state job safety regulators are proposing new protections for prisons. KQED&rsquo;s Farida Jhabvala Romero reports.

OSHA Proposes New Extreme Heat Protections for Prisons

Bay Area Assemblymember Mia Bonta is rolling out a bill today [[TUE 3/17]] she hopes will pave the way to ensuring legal representation… for every Californian facing deportation proceedings. From KQED’s Immigration Desk, Tyche Hendricks reports.

Bay Area Assemblymember Mia Bonta is rolling out a bill today [[TUE 3/17]] she hopes will pave the way to ensuring legal representation&hellip; for every Californian facing deportation proceedings. From KQED&rsquo;s Immigration Desk, Tyche Hendricks reports.

San Francisco's Sea Wall Protects Against Sea Level Rise — And May Soon Crawl With Ocean Life

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