{"podcast":{"title":"KQED's The California Report","slug":"kqed-s-the-california-report-45411","podcast_index_feed_id":45411,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KQINC5002818583","website_url":"https://www.kqed.org/californiareport","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/0b75ded0-d35b-11ea-a240-735512c66de6/image/KQED_Podcast_tiles_-_NPR_network_TCR.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"KQED","episode_count":1704,"summary":"KQED's statewide radio news program, providing daily coverage of issues, trends, and public policy decisions affecting California and its diverse population.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-25T04:18:02.573280+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kqed-s-the-california-report-45411"},"episode":{"title":"California Senators Express  Concern Over Potential Shasta County Elections Hire","slug":"california-senators-express-concern-over-potential-shasta-county-elections-hire","published_at":"2026-08-21T14:36:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kqed-s-the-california-report-45411/california-senators-express-concern-over-potential-shasta-county-elections-hire","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kqed-s-the-california-report-45411","url":"https://www.kqed.org/news/12096230/12096230-revision-v1","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC5466172210.mp3","summary":"California Senators are expressing grave concern over a plan by Shasta County’s top elections official to hire former Colorado clerk Tina Peters who was convicted in an election interference case in 2024. Reporter: Alex Hall, KQED Hayward State Senator Aisha Wahab is the Bay Area's newest member of Congress after winning a special election for the seat formerly held by Eric Swalwell. Reporter: Guy Marzorati, KQED Health Net, one of the largest Medi-Cal insurers, is planning to cancel assisted living benefits for members by the end of this year. Reporter: Kristen Hwang, CalMatters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"California Senators are expressing grave concern over a plan by Shasta County’s top elections official to hire former Colorado clerk Tina Peters who was c…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":588,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kqed-s-the-california-report-45411/episodes/california-senators-express-concern-over-potential-shasta-county-elections-hire/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kqed-s-the-california-report-45411/california-senators-express-concern-over-potential-shasta-county-elections-hire.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}