News in Brief Fentanyl: The Drug That’s Ravaging Sacramento There’s a new opioid epidemic in town. By Madeleine Thomas A fentanyl patch from Israel. (Photo: DanielTahar/Wikimedia Commons)… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief California Strikes a Deal for a $15 Minimum Wage by 2022 The state will have to make other adjustments to ensure a positive transition to the new wage, which stands to raise incomes for hundreds of thousands of workers. Elena Gooray
Environment The Coyote Whisperer As more and more coyotes move into San Francisco's urban core, one woman is bent on teaching the city how to peacefully co-exist with the animals. Shelby Carpenter
Environment California’s Mosquito Hunters Brace Themselves for a War With Zika Could invasive mosquitoes ignite Zika outbreaks on the West Coast? Alisa Opar
Environment The Failure of a Piece of Landmark Animal Welfare Legislation California Proposition 2 has been in effect for a year now. Is it helping chickens? James McWilliams
Environment The Last of the California Quail Why San Francisco, a city known for its innovative thinking and environmental leadership, has been unable to save its official bird. Jimmy Tobias
Environment On the Hunt for San Francisco’s Official Bird An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers. Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief When Los Angeles Elected Its First Black Mayor A new documentary considers Tom Bradley's time in office. Catherine Wagley
News in Brief The End of Solitary Confinement What is California going to do with "the worst of the worst"? Jessica Pishko
Environment What This Year’s El Niño Means for California’s Drought Plus, what will happen once El Niño goes away? Francie Diep