Salinas and Monterey County as a whole are some of the least affordable places to live in the U.S., per the 2019 Harvard State of the Nation's housing study.
Poverty and Class
Indigenous burial traditions were already threatened by economic pressures and changing cultures. Then the pandemic struck.
Nursing home workers like Eyvette Diane Pascascio are among the most vulnerable and arguably most overlooked heroes of this pandemic.
"For vulnerable populations, the needs are pressing given the intersection of economics and race."
Chuukese, Marshallese and Samoan residents have been getting the deadly virus at the highest rates.
Two WBEZ education reporters share how a family and a teacher are coping with remote learning.
It makes a list based on records so sensitive, they’re protected by state and federal law.
Emerging research on toxic stress sheds light on entrenched disparities and points to new interventions. It’s fertile ground for powerful human stories.
Four siblings living in a converted garage struggle to learn — with spotty WiFi and no headphones.
Consolidation is changing heatlh care — and how much it costs — in almost every corner of the country.