The smoke, it seemed to Victor, was inescapable. At night, it clung to his clothes, his hair, the inside of his nose; during the day, as he worked under the sun in the vineyards, he was embalmed by it.
Poverty and Class
A reporter finds people are hungry for spaces to talk about the mental health challenges confronting their communities.
SF is bringing people off the streets, but a shortage of mental health workers to help them stay housed could put all this effort at risk.
It's important for clinicians to consider AI recommendations with a critical eye, the same as they would for any other test, said Dr. Erich Huang, Director of Duke Forge.
Tina Shield, the Water Department Manager of the Imperial Irrigation District, talks to Angela Chen about the history of the district and the Salton Sea.
This program was produced by Monica Lopez as part of a project of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism Data Fellowship
Rent stress drove SF’s immigrant Latinx community to work during the pandemic.
California authorized paying OptumServe up to $221 million. But the company has helped with only 1% of the state’s vaccinations since January.
The legislature approved provisions requiring parents be notified before their child is sent for an involuntary psychiatric exam.
In the third part of the series, Angela Chen explains the efforts taken so far to save the Salton Sea, and concerns they have fallen short.