New reporting with Defne Karabatur on the deep history of activism at Cal Poly Humboldt and the growing divide students and faculty feel with campus administration — both before and after pro-Palestinian protestors were arrested this week.
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We're ushering in a new era of safer travel by ensuring new cars and light trucks are equipped with automatic emergency braking. We estimate this rule will save hundreds of lives & prevent thousands of injuries every year. apnews.com/article/automa…

San Diego officials and a group of business leaders are each pitching their own plans for mega shelters to address the growing homelessness crisis.

In Part 2 of our series, I unpack how that may help manage the crisis, but doesn’t help solve it.
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Here's Part 1 of my homelessness series for Essential California.

Bakersfield and the rest of Kern County effectively ended chronic homelessness for one brief, pre-pandemic moment. Here's what worked and why it wasn't sustainable.
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