Paradise High's Graduating Class Reflects On Painful Four Years
Episode 15 min 17s

Paradise High's Graduating Class Reflects On Painful Four Years

Late last week, Paradise High School’s Class of 2022 graduated. For the seniors who lived in Paradise and the surrounding area for all of high school, the past four years have been chaotic – to say the least. A few months into their freshman year in 2018, the deadliest fire in California history – the Camp Fire – broke out nearby and spread to their town. And they've also had to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Guest: Colleen Hagerty, Freelance Journalist based in Los Angeles Hundreds of fast-food restaurant workers rallied Thursday in Sacramento, Oakland, Los Angeles and San Diego, calling on the governor and state legislature to pass a bill, rally organizers say would help reduce employee abuse. The bill would give employees greater say about wages and working conditions, by including them in a new advisory council. Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED Survivors of sexual harassment and assault at the hands of state legislative staff members are calling for changes to the way their claims are investigated in Sacramento. Reporter: Keith Mizuguchi, The California Report Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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