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International Affairs

Mexico Moves to Curb Cartels With Killing of El Mencho. Will the US Follow Suit?

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Mexico's killing of "El Mencho" dealt a blow to organized crime. Will the US take similar steps to curb drug demand and weapons sales that empower it?
Environment

The Healers of MacArthur Park

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LA's MacArthur Park has come to embody many of the city's ills, from crime to homelessness and drugs. Still, not everyone is ready to give up on it.
Environment

Los angelinos y su idilio con los parques

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Desde Echo Park Lake hasta Grand Park, los angelenos se vuelcan en sus parques citadinos para encontrar paz, salud y comunidad.
Environment

Green Sanctuaries: Why Angelenos Love Their Parks

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Amid immigration raids and city stress, LA parks remain vital spaces where residents recharge, connect with nature, and shape the future.
Op-Ed

California’s Challenge — Resisting Authoritarianism Without Playing Trump’s Game

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California is emerging as the spearhead of both civil and governmental resistance to Trump’s war on immigrants and ethnic communities.
Housing

Newsom Threatens Half Moon Bay With Legal Action Over Farmworker Housing

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The mayor of Half Moon Bay described the remarks as an "attack" on the city, noting officials are working with the interest of farmworkers in mind.

‘El calor nos puede matar’

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Los trabajadores agrícolas de Fresno utilizan diversas estrategias para gestionar los riesgos del calor extremo, que puede haber influido en la muerte de un trabajador a principios de este mes.
Heat Tips

‘The Heat Can Kill’ — How Farmworkers in Fresno Cope with Rising Temperatures

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Peninsula 360 | Farmworkers in Fresno use a variety of strategies to manage the risks of extreme heat, from starting earlier to staying hydrated and on alert for signs of heat stroke.

Tijuana Sees Sharp Increase in Ukrainian Refugees Seeking Entry into U.S.

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Some 2,000 Ukrainians are currently being sheltered in Tijuana as they wait to enter the US amid Russia's ongoing invasion of their country.
Housing

Faces of Eviction – East Palo Alto Renters Band Together to Push for Rental Relief

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ChatGPT said: Award-winning photojournalist Manuel Ortiz launches a series of photo-essays capturing East Palo Alto renters’ struggles to pay rent after pandemic job losses.

News

Health

Ebola is Extremely Dangerous Even After Death

Traditional burial practices allow the living Ebola virus to be passed along to caretakers of the deceased body. The Ebola virus can remain infectious for up to 7 days in a dead body.

News Briefings

News Briefings

California Gubernatorial Race Series: Interview with Steve Hilton

Live Soon | This session offers reporters a direct opportunity to question gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton on key statewide issues. 

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Community

Op-Ed

Confessions of a Former ‘Scrolloholic’

On April 21st, I deleted or deactivated every social media app on my phone, and my life hasn’t been the same since.

Contributors

Politics

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan Eyes Sacramento on Housing, Immigration, Tech

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Gubernatorial candidate Matt Mahan shared his ideas on immigration, housing and the role of big tech in California in a briefing with community media reporters.