Six California counties have no access to the federal Wireless Emergency Alert System. Some have applied. Others have differing reasons for a failure to get the application in.

Story by Bob Moffitt.

(Photo courtesy Vino Noceto Winery/via Capital Public Radio)

California’s bail industry is already asking voters to overturn a new state law that would end cash bail. Now, voters could also be asked next fall whether to enshrine bail in the state’s constitution.

Story by Ben Adler.

(Photo: Gov. Jerry Brown hands a copy of a bill to end bail he signed to Assemblyman Rob Bonta, D-Alameda, right, who along with state Sen. Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, third from right, co-authored the measure, during a signing ceremony, Aug. 28, 2018 - Rich Pedroncelli / AP Photo /via Capital Public Radio)

  Thursday, July 18, 2019