A reporter finds people are hungry for spaces to talk about the mental health challenges confronting their communities.
Children & Families
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.
"Troubled Water: The Salton Sea Project" was produced by Angela Chen, a recipient a 2020 Impact Fund grant from the Center for Health Journalism. Chen is examining the health and environmental risks linked to the decline of the Salton Sea.
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.
Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz talks about the Salton Sea in this extended interview from "Troubled Waters: The Salton Sea Project."
State Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia discusses the issues surrounding previous projects to save the Salton Sea in this extended interview from our special series "Troubled Waters: The Salton Sea Project."
Rent stress drove SF’s immigrant Latinx community to work during the pandemic.
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.
This month marks the sober anniversary of the police murder of George Floyd, which ignited global protests and renewed efforts to reform or dismantle conventional policing across the nation.