Smog Is Getting Worse In LA, Confounding Experts
By Socal Patch Staff November 15, 2017 Brentwood Patch LOS ANGELES, CA — Southern California smog worsened for a second straight... Read More
Immigration uproar looms over trial in Kate Steinle’s death
By Bob Egelko October 23, 2017 San Francisco Chronicle Kate Steinle’s shooting death on a San Francisco pier in July 2015... Read More
These 2,450 Acres Near L.A. Are California’s Next Big Development Fight
PHOTO BY JIM GALLAGHER By Will Doig October 2, 2017 Next City An emerald island in a sea of gray and... Read More
Which California megaprojects get breaks from complying with environmental law? Sometimes, it depends on the project
Newhall Ranch, the site of a proposed 21,500-unit housing development. The project often has been stymied by environmental lawsuits. (Ricardo DeAratanha /... Read More
Hear about the tract house that went for $800,000 above asking? Welcome to California 2017
Online real estate ad for Sunnyvale home that went for nearly $800,000 over the asking price. (Keller Williams Realty) By Steve Lopez... Read More
The Salton Sea is a California crisis. It’s time for the state to show some urgency
A man fishes for tilapia in 2015 along the receding banks of the Salton Sea near Bombay Beach, Calif. Toxic dust from... Read More
Pop-up Wetlands Helping Migrating Shorebirds
Shorebirds flock at sunset over The Nature Conservancy wetland program field in Sacramento Valley, California. – The Nature Conservancy/Drew Kelly Tracy Staedter... Read More
What happens when California becomes a ‘sanctuary state’?
By Taryn Luna August 29, 2017 The Sacramento Bee California’s so-called “sanctuary state” bill, introduced by Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de... Read More
Why less is sometimes more when it comes to immigration
By W. James Antle III August 29, 2017 The Week Magazine Supporting modest immigration restrictions is a perfectly mainstream position. And yet, it has... Read More
Southern California Assembly members divided on immigration bill
FILE — In this Aug. 31, 2016 file photo the dome of the state Capitol glows in the early evening in Sacramento,... Read More