Environment & Climate

All photos by Lexis-Olivier Ray for L.A. TACO.

Part 3: Hand-Washing Station Vendors Collected Millions of Dollars in Payments From the City While Some Units Went Dry.

While vendors watched their market share increase and collected money from the city and federal government, an L.A. TACO analysis found that hundreds of hand-washing stations and porta-potties went days, weeks and in some cases more than a month without being serviced.

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Health Insurance and Costs, Housing and Homeslessness, Community Safety
People walk into downtown Calexico after crossing the United States-Mexico border on December 1, 2020.

Hit hard by the pandemic, one California county looks to vaccinate its most vulnerable

Often overshadowed by its larger, more affluent neighbors to the west, Imperial County had few testing and vaccination resources early on. Now, flush with vaccines, groups in the county are taking targeted efforts to reach vulnerable communities.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Community Safety, Patient Safety and Ethics
Volunteers help load boxes of food into vehicles after asking drivers how many boxes of food they want on June 4, 2021.

From farms to families

How a federal program to help farmers during the pandemic is changing the local food landscape

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Food and Nutrition