US west coast

Wildfires in the American West blaze hotter, fiercer and longer than ever before

August 13, 2017Environment

The impact, devastation and cost of forest fires in America’s West have multiplied in recent decades. Wildfires are stronger than ever, tearing through communities and overwhelming the forest service budget.

Travel the world on an ice cream tour in Los Angeles

August 11, 2017Food

US law students, driven by their own family stories, are helping asylum-seekers

April 18, 2017Justice

The novel ‘Lucky Boy’ and a timely story of immigration and motherhood

March 21, 2017Books

Globe-trotting pollutants pose a larger threat to public health than previously thought

March 20, 2017Health

Louis Marinelli is head of the Yes California independence campaign, but he doesn't live in California. His home is in Russia.

The leader of the California independence movement lives in Russia

March 7, 2017Global Politics

A once fringe idea, some Californians are now seriously contemplating Calexit.

When it comes to climate, California pursues its own foreign policy

November 5, 2013Environment

Officials in California are partnering with their Canadian neighbors in British Columbia, as well as officials in Washington and Oregon, to try and reduce their production of climate change-inducing gases. While the announcement last week was met with much fanfare, the details remain to be seen.