Use It or Lose It: Across the West, Exercising One’s Right to Waste Water
“Use it or lose it” clauses give farmers, ranchers, and governments holding water rights a powerful incentive to use more water than they need.
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A New Way of Thinking About Citizenship for Immigrants
Where national efforts are failing, states like California are stepping up to the plate.
The Sea Star and Urchin Die-Off You’ve Never Heard Of
Two years before sea star wasting syndrome hit the Pacific Northwest, death swept through 60 miles of California coastline.
Are High Housing Costs Forcing Talent to Flee Silicon Valley?
The pull of opportunity, not the push of expensive real estate, drives migration from California.
Is Voter Turnoff Inviting a Progressive Rollback?
Recent events in California foreshadow what can happen in a progressive state when voters don’t vote and corporate interests are able to put their representatives in power.
Have We Fixed Political Polarization Yet?
A look at California's top-two primary system, which aims to correct one of the biggest imbalances in politics.
Slick With Denial: The Oil Industry’s Inaction on Advancing Clean-Up Technology
The scrubbing, soaking, and skimming happening now on the Santa Barbara coast are the same methods used back in 1969.
Do Personal Food Choices Affect the Drought In California?
Not really, but you should still be ashamed about eating water-hogging foods.
Dispatches From the Russian River: Pee Wherever You Like
Alexis Coe walks to the edge of Bohemian Grove, the exclusive forest hideout of America's corporate and political ruling class.