Social Justice In the Wake of Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’ Efforts, Californians Invoke Intersectionality to Preserve Civil Liberties A new state law bars the federal government from using state data to create a registry of Muslims and other American communities. Massoud Hayoun
Environment Viewfinder: Fighting Fires in California An aircraft drops fire retardant over a brush fire in the Angeles National Forest on October 17th, 2017. Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief California to Recognize Non-Binary Gender on State IDs Californians can now choose to mark "X" on birth certificates and driver's licenses. Emily Moon
Environment Prescribed Burning: Fighting Fire With Fire in the American West Prescribed burning achieves the same end goal as fuel reduction, but without the manual effort of combing through the entire West. Michael Graw
Social Justice Prisoners Sentenced to Life as Kids Get a Shot at Parole in California California joins 19 other states to end life sentences for minors. Kate Wheeling
Environment A Look at the Devastation Caused by the Wildfires Blazing Through California In one Santa Rosa neighborhood, all that remains is the husk of a community. Francie Diep
News in Brief Health Care Is California Democrats’ New Litmus Test Will the fight over single payer divide Democrats, or lead to a breakthrough on health-care policy? Anthony York
Environment Viewfinder: Surveying the Wildfire Wreckage in California A woman looks at the wreckage of her burned home in Santa Rosa, California, on October 10th, 2017. Pacific Standard Staff
Environment Over a Dozen Wildfires Rage Across Northern California, Prompting State of Emergency The firestorm burned tens of thousands of acres and forced many residents to flee their homes. Kate Wheeling
Economics Whither Proposition 13? A recent California Supreme Court decision could be a major blow to the state's 1978 tax revolt. Anthony York