Elon Musk's rocket launches are a nuisance for this California town
Sonic booms often arrive without warning. In the strawberry fields outside Lompoc, California, farmworkers shiver and look skyward. They feel…
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Opinion: What does environmental justice look like? 20 years of struggle
Just a short drive from Oakland and Berkeley, the city of Richmond is a low-income, minority community of 115,500 people,…
Oakland and Berkeley allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote on school boards
Some older Bay Area teens will have a chance to make their voices heard in this election, albeit in a…
Santa Monica can compensate descendants of black businessmen
A black businessman's dream of opening a hotel and beach club for black patrons in Santa Monica in the 1950s…
Feds won't reimburse California for $300M for homeless housing amid COVID. Congress wants answers
WASHINGTON- California cities and counties could be hit by the more than $300 million they spent housing thousands of homeless…