"Here I was, a stranger dropping into people’s lives, asking that they tell me their deeply personal stories from a traumatic event."
Health Equity & Social Justice
Once known for their tolerance and to a degree an accepted and somewhat congenial but fragile coexistence with their unhoused brothers and sisters, Mar Vista, Venice and even Santa Monica have become increasingly less patient with homelessness.
Though transportation is a barrier for residents trying to feed their families, solving food scarcity in Klamath is more complex than establishing a market in the community, a panel of local native peoples said.
Darryl Lester was at his mom’s place in Tacoma, Washington, when a letter he’d been waiting for arrived in the mail. At 40, he was destitute, in pain and out of work.
Why you should investigate the unequal implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which turns 30 next year.
This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Gary Walker, a participant in the USC Center for Health Journalism's California Fellowship....
How an agency charged with protecting public health gave talking points to the lead-battery industry.
This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Courtney Teague, a participant in the 2019 California Fellowship....
This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Gary Walker, a participant in the USC Center for Health Journalism's California Fellowship....
The initial statistics shocked me. It turns out, I hadn’t seen anything yet.