Dec 13 Watch 9:13 'We need the rain': Jobs, land languish as California drought endures By PBS News Hour In the four years since the drought in California began, the lack of water has cost thousands of jobs, caused noticeable changes in the landscape and induced desperation among citizens who are running out of options. In search of a… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 7:47 Should a federal health program pay to house L.A.'s homeless? By Hari Sreenivasan, Jason Kane Continue watching
Dec 11 During a historic drought, storm batters California By Jordan Vesey Northern California is being hit with a massive storm that’s pounding the state with rain, snow and strong winds. The National Weather Service considers it the strongest storm the state has seen in five years and expects it to dump… Continue reading
Dec 09 Photo gallery: 150 arrested in Berkeley protests over police brutality By Adelyn Baxter Weekend protests in Berkeley, California, responding to recent grand jury decisions concerning the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner -- two unarmed black men who died after confrontations with white police officers -- spilled over into Monday night,… Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 5:36 Tent cities rise amid affordable housing shortage in Silicon Valley By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 5:43 Replacing surf shops with startups, tech boom makes waves in bohemian Venice Beach By PBS News Hour Some high tech entrepreneurs have started trading in the high costs of the San Francisco Bay Area for the sunnier skies of Venice Beach in Los Angeles. But with the benefits of the boom, like high-paying jobs, also come problems,… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch California students take a stand to topple teacher tenure; New York up next By PBS News Hour A 2012 legal case brought by nine public school students in California, who argued the state's teacher tenure laws denied their right to a quality education, ended a few months ago after a judge declared the laws unconstitutional. Shortly after… Continue watching
Nov 20 San Diego to recycle sewage water as drinking water By Colleen Shalby What’s there to do when your city is in the midst of an ongoing drought and the price tag on imported water continues to spike? Recycle your sewage water, that’s what. Continue reading
Nov 17 Number of international students on U.S. campuses at an all-time high By Kyla Calvert Mason While the number of internationals students coming to the U.S. has increased in most of the last dozen years, that growth picked up during the recession. Schools like the University of California’s campuses looked to other countries for students who… Continue reading
Nov 12 Water theft in California heightens state drought concerns By Adelyn Baxter Water has become the unlikely subject of black market dealings in some the California’s worst-hit areas. With nearly 60 percent of the state currently experiencing exceptional drought -- the highest level of drought designated by the U.S. Drought Monitor —… Continue reading