What Giving Birth During a Pandemic Taught Me About Progress
Co-published with MIT Technology Review. Having a child is an inherently optimistic act. People in the US are doing less and less of it.
Ski Towns and the Ski Bums Who Staff Them Ponder Their Survival
Co-published with Adventure Journal. Ski resorts are open, but with restaurants closed, and tourism way down, the pandemic might dramatically reshape the ski towns we’ve known and loved.
Dreamers Look Forward To Biden Administration After Being Left In Limbo
Co-published with KPBS. DACA recipients, or Dreamers as they’ve come to be known, have been left in limbo amid the pandemic and the Trump administration's actions …
California Could End Cash Bail. But Is This Alternative Any Better?
Co-published with The Appeal. Proposition 25 would replace the current system with an even more punitive one, some criminal justice reform groups say.
New ‘Hotel of Healing’ Planned for Homeless in Escondido, California
Co-published with KPBS. With our support, KPBS North County reporter Tania Thorne takes us to a motel in Escondido, California, that will soon be a place of …
In California’s Agricultural Heartland, a Mayor Is Running on Compassion
Co-published with The Nation. Maria Orozco, the mayor of a small farming town, is fighting to protect her constituents, regardless of immigration status.
Amazon Expects Its Employees to Operate Like Fast-Moving Machines. This Amazon Picker Is Fighting Back.
Co-published with In These Times. Inspired by his father and grandfather, Sean Carlisle is organizing to win stronger safety measures for his fellow workers.
Tenants Facing Eviction Over COVID-19 Look to a 1970s Solution
Co-published with Retro Report and The New York Times. With mass evictions on the horizon, a counterintuitive proposal to help renters buy …
North County Family Left In Hardship After Losing Breadwinner To COVID-19
Co-published with KPBS. As families throughout San Diego County confront the impact of the pandemic, some communities struggle more than others to see the light at the …
The West on Fire
Co-published with Sierra Magazine. A photographer explores the devastation left behind by the Oregon and California wildfires.
Unhealthy Air Quality From Wildfires Putting Vulnerable Communities at Risk
Co-published with KPBS. Smoke from the fires throughout California has impacted air quality levels in San Diego County, causing an advisory for vulnerable communities, especially communities …
No Standing, No Stopping, No Parking
Co-published with Believer Magazine. If you’re considering van-dwelling in the city, here are some of the rules I adopted over the years to make it work.