Kqeds The California Report

Harris and Pence Spar Over Forest Management and Wildfires During Debate Issues important to California, like climate change and wildfires came up in Wednesday’s Vice Presidential debate. The candidates started off discussing the COVID pandemic and the administration’s handling of it, but the conversation soon turned to the environment.  Reporter: Katie Orr, KQED Facebook Bans Political Ads Until After the Election Facebook has announced plans to prohibit all political ads until after the polls close on November 3rd. The tech giant says it will also place notifications at the top of the News Feed, reminding users that no winner is decided until “real news outlets” announce one. Reporter: Rachael Myrow, KQED Changes to White Collar Worker Visa Has Bi-Partisan Support The U.S. Department of Labor enacts big changes today, to the H1-B visa program for high-skilled guest workers. The changes are supported both by pro-labor Democrats and anti-immigration Republicans.  Reporter: Sam Harnett, KQED Governors New Exec