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.

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.

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 …

Co-published with The Appeal. Proposition 25 would replace the current system with an even more punitive one, some criminal justice reform groups say.

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 …

Co-published with The Nation. Maria Orozco, the mayor of a small farming town, is fighting to protect her constituents, regardless of immigration status.

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.

Co-published with Retro Report and The New York Times. With mass evictions on the horizon, a counterintuitive proposal to help renters buy …

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 …

Co-published with Sierra Magazine. A photographer explores the devastation left behind by the Oregon and California wildfires.

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 …

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.