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Category: California Then & Now

California’s GOP has ‘hit the iceberg.’ Can it be saved?

Avatar by Ben Bradford, Capital Public Radio April 19, 2018June 23, 2020

With the June primary approaching, there is a fight underway for the identity of the California Republican Party.

What ice cream flavors can teach us about the changing California Dream

Avatar by Elizabeth Aguilera April 12, 2018June 23, 2020

Having a job (or 2, or 3) doesn’t mean you can afford to live in California

Avatar by Amita Sharma, KPBS April 9, 2018June 23, 2020
Arroyo Seco Parkway soon after opening, 1940.

How California car culture killed the promise of a 20-minute commute

Avatar by Meghan McCarty Carino, KPCC April 5, 2018June 23, 2020

Farm work is still the only way to the California dream for many Mexican immigrants

Avatar by Julia Mitric, Capital Public Radio March 29, 2018June 23, 2020

Thousands of college hopefuls could leave California—and never come back

Avatar by Vanessa Rancano, KQED March 22, 2018June 23, 2020

How California went from anti-immigration to ‘sanctuary state’

Avatar by Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED March 15, 2018June 23, 2020
Joe Fernandez stands next to a giant Connect Four set in his company’s downtown Los Angeles warehouse. The Joymode co-founder says, among his customers, “Pretty much anything you can get giant versions of is really popular.” Feb. 5, 2018.

How California’s gold rush forged the path for today’s tech innovators

Avatar by David Wagner, KPCC March 12, 2018June 23, 2020

California’s middle class is in decline, despite the state’s immense wealth

Avatar by Amita Sharma, KPBS March 8, 2018June 23, 2020
Jerry Brown with Ronald Reagan.

How the home of Reagan turned into the Trump Resistance

Avatar by Ben Bradford, Capital Public Radio March 1, 2018June 23, 2020

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