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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...

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...

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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...

Good evening and welcome to kqed newsroom. Im thuy vu. The number of deaths related to the flu continues to rise. Today, Californias Department of Public Health announced 202 people have died and 41 more cases are under investigation. Why is the current flu strain more potent than last seasons . Joining me to discuss the broader Public Health picture are lisa aliferis. Editor of kqeds state of health blog. And dr. Erika pan, director of Communicable Disease control and prevention for alameda county. Before we get into the discussion, Scott Schaefer went to visit a nearby vaccination clinic. He...