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Good evening and welcome to kqed newsroom. In a rare move the federal government is weighing in a o a lawsuit challenging how youths with disabilities are treated in contra costa city hall. The suit charged that teens are denied special education and Rehabilitation Services and kept in isolation for up to 23 hours a day. Lawyers heard from family members about the conditions. He has actually been kept in solitary con fifinement for as g as, i believe, up to three weeks to a month. No schooling. None whatsoever. The whole three weeks that hes in solitary confinement. The allegations have led to...

Good evening and welcome to kqed newsroom. In a rare move the federal government is weighing in a o a lawsuit challenging how youths with disabilities are treated in contra costa city hall. The suit charged that teens are denied special education and Rehabilitation Services and kept in isolation for up to 23 hours a day. Lawyers heard from family members about the conditions. He has actually been kept in solitary con fifinement for as g as, i believe, up to three weeks to a month. No schooling. None whatsoever. The whole three weeks that hes in solitary confinement. The allegations have led to...

Good evening, and welcome to the kqed newsroom. As 2013 comes to a close, california may have seen one of the driest years on record. Wildfires flared across the state, yet managing the states water supply has long created controversy, environmentalis environmentalists, firefighters and voters against each other. The Irrigation Water is home to much of the state and also home to wetlands and wildlife. The states proposal backed by Governor Brown would build two massive tunnels to move water from the north to the states more populist south. The state said it would also save the deltas endangere...

That. Q good evening. Welcome to kqed newsroom. Elected officials arenindc cal for an independent examination of corrosion in critical parts of the new eastern span of the bay bridge. A recent investigation by the Sacramento Bee foundw3 rust inse the chamber to protectwierom moisture and erosion. ni some experts are warning if rust gets worse itq could lead to structural damage. This is the latest string of concerns including detects and broken bolts and rods. Lp hc and spoke earlier with scott schaefer. Charles, welcome. E1 thank you. First get us up toni speed o exactly where the current pro...

Good evening. Welcome to kqed newsroom. Im scott schaefer. Tonight with an election day less than three weeks away, a look at california elections. How we vote and the person who oversees the whole process, the secretary of state. Vying for the top elections job is ron padilla, a state senator from los angeles, and Pete Peterson who runs an institute at pepperdine university. Joining me now from sacramento, government editor john meyers. John, you moderated a debate last week between these two gentlemen. Tell us, first of all, what do you see as the key differences between them . You know, sco...