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."
Healthcare Systems & Policy
Rent stress drove SF’s immigrant Latinx community to work during the pandemic.
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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.
Ohio is running a $1 million lottery to spur folks to get vaccinated. West Virginia is giving young people $100; Krispy Crème is touting free donuts; and restaurants in New Orleans are offering “Shots for Shots.” As vaccine supply overtake demand, states, local governments, schools and employers ar
Angela Chen examines the health and environmental risks linked to the decline of the Salton Sea.
The latest in a series investigating the challenges and systemic gaps that cause parents to abandon their children to state custody in Georgia.
This story is part of a larger story led by Dana Ullman, a 2021 California Fellow who is reporting on disparities in the quality and access to health care for Latino and Indigenous peoples in Mendocino County. ...
This story was produced by Janine Zeitlin, a participant in the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism's 2020 Data Fellowship.