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Turkey's earthquake, California's "Big One"
An earthquake as devastating as the one that hit Turkey and Syria this month has been forecast to hit Southern California for decades. What can resid…
3 years, 2 months ago
Colorado River in Crisis, Pt. 6: The End
The Colorado River is supposed to end at the Gulf of California, but hasn’t done so for decades. A joint effort between the United States and Mexico …
3 years, 2 months ago
Do social-media child stars "work"?
Teenager Piper Rockelle and her friends created a multimillion-dollar YouTube empire. A lawsuit threatens it, and brings up questions about whether w…
3 years, 2 months ago
A Super Bowl with two Black quarterbacks
For decades, NFL teams actively discouraged Black players from playing quarterback, the sport’s marquee position.
Today, we go through this shameful h…
3 years, 2 months ago
Colorado River in Crisis, Pt. 5: The Valley
California’s Imperial Valley has some of the lowest rainfall in the state, yet uses the largest allotment of Colorado River water. Why is such an ari…
3 years, 3 months ago
What it means to be a Black cowboy
Black people have been part of the American West for centuries. But mainstream cowboy culture long downplayed their contributions, even as they exist…
3 years, 3 months ago
What’s up with eggs?
All across California, people are asking the same question: Why are eggs so expensive?
Californians walk into grocery stores only to find them sold ou…
3 years, 3 months ago
Colorado River in Crisis, Pt. 4: The Tribe
For over a century, Native American tribes along the Colorado River have seen other entities take water that had nourished them since time immemorial…
3 years, 3 months ago
3 men of color, 3 LAPD encounters. 3 deaths
In a span of 25 hours, three men of color died after encounters with Los Angeles police officers. Could a change in tactics long asked for by activis…
3 years, 3 months ago
A massacre in Monterey Park
A gunman shot and killed 10 people just after a Lunar New Year celebration in Monterey Park, California. This attack, one of California's worst mass …
3 years, 3 months ago