Health & Wellness

The Battle Over Eye Care

Esther Landhuis / Undark Feb 9, 2023 In state legislatures, optometrists and physicians groups square off in a battle over eye care. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

The Farce of California’s Budget Deficit

Jessica Goodheart / Capital & Main Feb 8, 2023 California has a mammoth budget shortfall—which can largely be put down to tax breaks on the rich. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

News

The Supreme Court Could Finally Force Big Oil to Face Trial

Kate Yoder / Grist Feb 7, 2023 How the Supreme Court could finally force Big Oil to face trial. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Environment

Will California Blow up the Deal To Save the Colorado River?

Jake Bittle / Grist Feb 2, 2023 There’s a deal to save the Colorado River—if California doesn’t blow it up Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Environment

California’s Forests Are Permanently Stunted

Maya L. Kapoor / High Country News Jan 31, 2023 California’s trees keep dying, severely affecting the state's plans to fight climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

News

After the Killings in Monterey Park

Nadra Nittle and Mariel Padilla / The 19th Jan 30, 2023 Most of the shooting victims in Monterey Park, California, were AAPI seniors, ranging in age from late 50s to late 70s. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Labor

Migrant Workers Win Crucial Labor Protections

Tina Vásquez / Prism Report Jan 27, 2023 The Department of Homeland Security has issued guidance to protect immigrants from deportation and other forms of retaliation during labor disputes. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Immigration

Will California’s Gov. Newsom End Food Assistance for Undocumented Immigrants?

Mark Kreidler / Capital & Main Jan 24, 2023 Gov. Newsom Punts on Addressing Food Insecurity for Some of California’s Most Vulnerable Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

News

What If Indigenous Women Ran Controlled Burns?

B. ‘Toastie’ Oaster / High Country News Jan 3, 2023 Fire management is predominantly white and around 90% male, but the Kiruk Tribe in California is challenging the status quo. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Labor

Treating Farmworkers on Their Terms

David Bacon / Capital & Main Dec 20, 2022 Some Indigenous immigrant farmworkers in California visit community clinics where they choose to access western or nontraditional medicine. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

News

Being a Farmworker Is a Health Risk

David Bacon / Capital & Main Dec 14, 2022 Field laborers have high rate of illness and injury—and less access to health care. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

News

Inferno

Jane Braxton Little / TomDispatch Dec 13, 2022 Burning longer and hotter, and occurring more regularly, forest fires will spare few parts of the world as climate change accelerates. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )