February 12, 2020

SoCal real estate empire comes under scrutiny for treatment of residents. Toll from Camp Fire continues to grow. Anti-vaxxers seek refuge in Idaho.

Betzabeth Salinas, 30, is a single mother who’s about to obtain her master’s degree in social work at Cal State Long Beach. She works 15 hours a week as a counselor in a nonprofit organization in East Los Angeles and participates in an internship 20 hours a week. “It’s very difficult because my daughter’s dad […]

Jen Flory, Western Center on Law & Poverty: California doesn’t have the beds or community services that would be required if we start arresting everyone who police deem mentally unwell. The state can’t arrest its way out of the housing crisis. Proposals to do so don’t address the underlying problem, which is that people can’t afford housing, whether they are living with a mental health issue or not.

Although Gavin Newsom promised to jump-start housing construction in California, his first year as governor saw production decline.