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Category: California Dream

Larry Block owns Block Party, one of a handful of gay-owned and gay-centric shops left on Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood. He’s lived in WeHo since 1985, but worries the neighborhood is going too mainstream. Photo by Elizabeth Aguilera for CalMatters
Posted inCalifornia Dream

Gentrification is changing California’s iconic gay communities

Avatar by Elizabeth Aguilera August 14, 2019August 21, 2019
photo of San Diego beach
Posted inCalifornia Dream

From ancient times to today, San Diego remains a magnet for wellness seekers

Avatar by Amita Sharma, KPBS July 22, 2019July 22, 2019
Van liver Travis Wild eats breakfast with his dog, Ayla.
Posted inCalifornia Dream

Dream Big, Live Small: Why The Van Life Is Taking Hold in California

Avatar by Sammy Caiola, Capital Public Radio July 14, 2019July 12, 2019
California has the largest immigrant population in the country.
Posted inImmigration

Who’s coming and who’s going: California in 5 interactive charts and maps

Avatar by Matt Levin June 20, 2019June 23, 2020
A customer buys Thai food at the East Hollywood Farmers Market, June 6, 2019. Photo by James Bernal for KPCC
Posted inCalifornia Dream, Immigration

Immigrant entrepreneurs continue to shape California’s economy

Avatar by David Wagner, KPCC June 19, 2019June 23, 2020
Parishioners pray and sing during Sunday service at Bethel Church in Redding, on April 28, 2019. Photo by Sean Havey
Posted inCalifornia Dream

How Redding, California, became an unlikely epicenter of modern Christian culture

Avatar by Vanessa Rancano, KQED June 18, 2019June 23, 2020
Francisco Rios, 91, has his own room in his daughter Cristina Hernandez’s house in Pomona. Photo by Sean Havey for California Dream project
Posted inCalifornia Dream, Health

Coming wave of seniors will strain a caregiver network already stretched thin

Avatar by Elizabeth Aguilera May 8, 2019June 23, 2020
Paul and Rosa Boehm outside the Accessory Dwelling Unit they’re building in the backyard of their west San Jose home. Paul and Rosa are considering downsizing into the ADU. Photo by Sean Havey for California Dream project
Posted inCalifornia Dream, Housing

Amid the housing NIMBYs and YIMBYs, meet PIMBYs—“Parents in my Backyard”

Avatar by Matt Levin May 1, 2019June 23, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Dream, Economy, Health, Housing

For aging California, is the future Florida?

Avatar by Matt Levin April 29, 2019June 23, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Dream

Graying California: Profiles of aging in the Golden State

Avatar by California Dream Project April 23, 2019

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