How the Ballot Initiative Can Transcend Political Polarization
Ballot measures are unique in that there's no clear signal telling voters what party each issue is aligned with.
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Letter From Campo, California: Hiking the Route Border-Crossers Take From Mexico Into the U.S.
Twenty-four hours in rattlesnake country.
Through Pardons and Commutations, California Governor Jerry Brown Changed his Legacy on Criminal Justice
The California governor's clemency decisions focus on people facing what he seems to view as systemic injustices. But his record on pardons wasn't always so progressive.
Climate Change Does More Than ‘Maybe Contribute a Little Bit’: Debunking Trump’s California Wildfire Claims
What research tells us about the impact of climate change, forest management, and more on California's fires.
What’s Been Lost With the Orange Curtain
After some striking defeats in the mid-term elections, California's Republican leadership must recalibrate.
Viewfinder: Looking Through the Border in California
Honduran caravan members look through the fence at the United States–Mexico border wall at Friendship Park in San Ysidro, California, on November 18th, 2018.
Though Wildfire Smoke Threatens Farmworkers’ Health, Volunteers Are Being Blocked From Distributing Protective Masks
Amid hazardous air conditions in California, farm management is turning away volunteers attempting to hand out masks to farmworkers.
California Rights Groups Are Demanding Answers About a New, DHS-Backed Surveillance Program
Months after Los Angeles denied federal funding to surveil its communities, the California government is poised to pay non-profits to do the same.
The Sexual Abuse Survivor Suing All of California’s Catholic Bishops
Tom Emens couldn't hold his abuser accountable, so he's taking his fight to the entire state.
As Wildfire Smoke Fills the Air, Farmworkers Continue to Labor in the Fields
As fires clogged the air in Southern California, farmworkers continued to work, even as public-school students and others were told to stay home and indoors.