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California is pumping water that fell to Earth 20,000 years ago
By Tom Knudson By now, the impacts of California’s unchecked groundwater pumping are well-known: the dropping water levels, dried-up wells and slowly sinking farmland in ... -
The Center for Investigative Reporting: Local Labs
Reveal’s Local Labs initiative aims to create lasting investigative reporting collaborations across the country. From Reveal's website, describing this innovative, important initiative and its initial ... -
Listen: Farm Wars
Dicamba herbicide is causing a civil war in farm country. Honeybee rustling in California’s almond groves. And sulfur’s link to asthma in children. by Fernanda ... -
California created a massive medical reserve – with acute care beds, ventilators and N95 masks ...
As families and small businesses wait for a share of the $2 trillion stimulus, banks, real estate investors and lenders have already been bailed out. ... -
California regulators aren’t taking action against care homes that ignore wage theft judgments
by Jennifer Gollan Across California, at least 20 companies providing care for the elderly, disabled and mentally ill continue to operate illegally after being cited for failing to ... -
San Diego County Is Disregarding Fire Risk to an Astonishing Degree
California can’t solve its housing shortages with homes that are essentially built to burn. by Tiffany Yap As San Diego County prepares for another wildfire ... -
California’s School Accountability Laws Have Quietly Become Defunct
Laws allowing parents to leave low-performing schools or in some cases exert more control over them remain on the books, but changes to the state’s ... -
San Francisco Poised to Make History With Law Banning Use of Facial Recognition Technology
"The harms of unchecked surveillance are very real and they often impact immigrant and communities of color disproportionately." by Julia Conley Civil liberties advocates on ... -
A Year Into California's 'Sanctuary' Law, Not All Police Departments' Policies Reflect Its Changes
A year after the state passed the California Values Act to create a firewall between local law enforcement and immigration enforcement, some local agencies still ... -
The City Sends About 15% of Recycling it Collects to the Dump
About 10,000 tons — or 15 to 17 percent — of the recycling collected from homes in San Diego each year is thrown out. That’s ...