How Disaster Provides Cover for Authorities to Target Immigrants
Efforts to target immigrants amid the 1992 L.A. Uprising point to what deportations might look like under Trump 2.0.
Opinion
Californians made it clear they want a different approach to addiction and homelessness
Proposition 36 strikes the right balance to break cycles fueling addiction and homelessness, argues the El Dorado County district attorney.
For Southern California DACA recipients, the limbo of Trump 2.0 looks familiar
The kids protected under Obama’s 2012 executive order have grown up, but they still can’t call their long-time home ‘home.’ ...
California depends on prison labour to deal with climate disasters — Canada must avoid a similar model
The use of prison labour in fighting wildfires caused by climate injustice is only an extension of this injustice and a continuation of indentured servitude.
California’s growing need for caregivers could collide with a crackdown on immigrants
The Trump administration's plans to crack down on immigration and launch mass deportations could drain caregivers from the ...
Troubled juvenile hall gets another lifeline after judge punts decision on closure
Superior Court Judge Miguel Espinoza is seemingly swayed by having no good alternatives for where the roughly 230 youths ...
As the fire risk fluctuates, Los Angeles remains busy piecing lives back
Resource centers in Los Angeles County are fielding thousands of questions from thousands of tragedies, helping fire victims ...
PBS4d
How incarcerated firefighters are helping battle the blazes around Los Angeles
The fire danger in Southern California is far from over. As crews continue their battle, incarcerated firefighters part of a long-running state program are on the frontline. Supporters say the program ...
The Hidden Economic Forces Behind California's Use of Inmates as Firefighters
More than 1,000 California inmates have been fighting the wildfires, a controversial practice that dates back to 1915 and results from a complex intersection of public safety, labor economics, and ...