Who Is Accountable for Oil Waste in California Drinking Water?
An examination of recordkeeping, oversight, and safeguards surrounding oil and gas wastewater injection into protected aquifers.
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Editorial dispatches
Reporting and commentary from the California Rise Report archive, revisited with clear summaries and updated publication labels.
Dispatch archive
News feed
What Comes After Disruption?
A reflection on how public protest can connect with concrete demands, broad coalitions, sustained participation, and government action.
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California Law-Enforcement Deaths: Who Faces the Greatest Risk?
Part two of an archive investigation considers demographic patterns in officer-involved deaths and how they compare across California.
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The Enduring Link Between Racial and Economic Justice
A historical perspective on why civil rights, labor dignity, economic inclusion, and full citizenship cannot be separated.
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High-Speed Rail and Long-Term Public Investment
An archive argument about cost, climate, mobility, regional access, and infrastructure designed to serve multiple generations.
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Lessons from an Earlier Tenant-Law Agenda
A review of renter protections, housing access, legislative stalemates, and policy proposals whose underlying questions remain relevant.
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How Geography Changes the Picture of Law-Enforcement Deaths
Part one examines why smaller and more remote communities can complicate assumptions based only on California’s largest cities.
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When Drug Policy Creates Unintended Harm
A patient-centered commentary on chronic pain and the consequences that broad restrictions can have for people seeking appropriate care.
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Revisiting California’s Large-Scale Water Proposals
An archive dispatch reviewing criticism of major water infrastructure plans and competing ideas for statewide water resilience.
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A Guide to Health-Law Access and Implementation
An archive review of provider networks, coverage, oversight, and the practical work required to turn health policy into access to care.
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Policy context across the archive
- Water and climate
- Justice and rights
- Housing and tenants
- Health and care
- Transportation
- Civic organizing
How to use this archive
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Each listing identifies the central argument and public-policy question.
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Explore related subjects
Topic and writer directories place individual pieces in a wider record.
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Older pages and the news feed make the broader collection accessible.