California residents can turn to these public and private entities to help prepare for wildfires and protect their property.
Community service districts can do most anything a city government can do. Here’s how they work and how to start one.
When people of color vanish, only one-fifth of the cases receive media coverage. These activists want to change that.
Inflation is on the rise, with prices in some parts of California their highest in 13 years. Here’s what caused this round of inflation, and how can it be stopped.
These organizations aim to help citizens engage with their governments.
A new California law to lower speed limits, AB 43, is part of an overall effort, called ‘Vision Zero,’ to eliminate traffic deaths completely. Here’s what the law does, and why it can make a difference.
The pesky mosquito can be deadly as well as annoying. Here’s how local governments in California have been waging war on mosquitoes for more than a century.
About 1.8 million veterans live in California. Here are some organizations dedicated to serving the needs of those who served America.
California’s cannabis business is blossoming, but industry experts tell the Sacramento Bee that the state is leaving money on the table.
Sam Quinones, whose last book dealt with the opioid epidemic, talks to the LA Times about his new work on the twin perils of fentanyl and meth.
We wanted to build a better local newspaper; it turned into something much larger.
UPDATED In which we ponder the things around which humans self organize.
California’s history of people getting directly involved in the affairs of government dates back more than a century, but it has sometimes been coopted by business and other interests.
A baker’s dozen of great and not-so-great ditties from all over California.
In an era of information overload, here’s how a rising form of journalism helps explain it all for you, and why California Local publishes ‘explanatory’ reporting.
What do resource conservation districts protect? Pretty much everything that’s worth saving.
The short-term or ‘vacation’ rental industry spawns hundreds of horror stories and damages the housing market, but governments struggle with how to bring it under control.
Why is California still experiencing offshore oil spills half-a-century after the catastrophic Santa Barbara disaster? The answer is found in the state’s longtime, close relationship with the oil business.
In a series of articles, the Los Angeles Times explores the most literal result of global warming: extreme heat.
At long last, the state has a world-class museum to commemorate one of its most essential industries.
