The weather has been a running joke for residents of San Francisco. Karl, the name they have given their fog, blankets their sky year-round. There is no snow season (it has snowed six times in the last 150 years.) And, due to California’s historic drought, residents of The City are losing their rainy season. But […]
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The Debate Over Legalization of Sports Betting in California
As Rams Defensive Tackle Aaron Donald came barreling through the line, Bengals Quarterback Joe Burrow threw a desperation heave to a receiver near the first down marker. The pass fell short, and the Los Angeles Rams won Super Bowl LVI. No, this is not a sports article. However, that pass might mark the end of […]
The Lasting Harms of Toxic Exposure in Native American Communities
“They never told us uranium was dangerous. We washed our faces in it. We drank in it. We ate in it. It was sweet,” explained Cecilia Joe, an 85-year-old Navajo woman, in a recent interview. Joe’s experience illustrates the under-researched but extremely pervasive problem of environmental injustice on Native American reservations. Due to decades of […]