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Tianna Hazard, of Oakland, Calif., is overcome with emotion as she talks to reporters after lawmakers approved a measure requiring California schoolchildren to get vaccinated, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, April 22, 2015.
Rich Pedroncelli / AP
SB 277 is a closely watched bill that would require all school kids to be vaccinated unless they have a medical condition. It passed a key senate committee yesterday and CapRadio's Ben Adler will talk about what's next.
In California, the punishment for making hash oil is much more serious than selling or possessing marijuana. Yet the market for hash oil is growing. Award-winning reporter Mike Sager writes about this for the California Sunday Magazine.
Nick Brunner
Blue Dog Jam is CapRadio’s Saturday night music program hosted by Nick Brunner and he’s sharing four, very diverse selection in this week’s Sound Advice.