Can California Successfully Re-Build Its Foster Care System?
As California dismantles its beleaguered system of youth group homes, state lawmakers bet big on expanding foster care.
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A Rundown on Recycled Wastewater
What you need to know about the sustainable alternative to desalination.
How to Convince People to Save Water, Using Psychology
Shame them and pressure them, and maybe make them pay some money.
This Week in California’s Drought
A round-up of news and research on the Golden State's thirst for water.
Hydrogen Fuel Is Set to Take Off, but Is It Safe?
In California, hydrogen-fueled cars are gaining in popularity. Will their safety issues garner greater scrutiny?
Is California About to Embark on a Gigantic New Experiment in Public Education?
Jerry Brown’s education plan asks, “Why not just give poor schools more state money—and authority over how to spend it?” His idea mirrors some of the most promising new theories of global development.
The Game Done Changed, Governor Brown
Election Day is tomorrow, and Prop 30, a California ballot initiative notable for its tax hike on the…
The Governor’s Last Stand
California's Jerry Brown—now pragmatic, but still profane—is banking on a last-gasp proposal known as Proposition 30 to save the biggest economy in the nation.