California Family Farmers Band Together to Halt Fracking
Farm communities confront the relationship between drought, water management, and water-intensive oil and gas extraction.
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Policy debates from an earlier California record.
Explore reporting and commentary on water, agriculture, immigration, schools, transportation, labor, conservation, and energy influence.
Archive articles preserve the context and arguments of their original period. Updated dates identify their placement in this edition.
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A “Dry Day Fund” for California Farms
A proposal considers how long-term planning and financial resilience could help farms prepare for recurring water scarcity.
Studies Show Inclusion of Immigrant Youth—and More to Do
An archive review examines California’s efforts to extend health coverage to young immigrants with deferred-action status.
Vergara v. California’s Corporate Heart
A perspective on the legal challenge to teacher tenure, due process, and seniority protections—and the arguments made in students’ names.
An Archive Fracking-Moratorium Proposal
The historical measure sought a pause on fracking and acidization amid concern about pollution, water demand, and drought.
Building Trades Urge Support for High-Speed Rail
An archive dispatch records organized labor’s case for funding rail infrastructure, jobs, and long-term statewide mobility.
Walmart’s Research: A Flattering Self-Portrait
A commentary scrutinizes company-sponsored research and the claims used to describe big-box retail’s community impact.
California’s Shark-Fin Ban Remains Intact
An environmental archive item recounts the federal decision that allowed California’s prohibition on shark-fin commerce to continue.
The Procedural Arguments Around Immigration Reform
This archive commentary follows the political shifts, border-security demands, and piecemeal strategy surrounding a federal reform debate.
Petroleum Association Led State Lobbying Spending in 2013
An archive report reviews disclosed lobbying expenditures and the oil industry’s influence during an earlier California legislative session.
How to use the archive
Note the original issue
Start with the policy question and the institutions involved in the archived debate.
Read it as a period record
Names, proposals, and political conditions may reflect an earlier moment.
Follow related subjects
Use writer, topic, story, and monthly indexes to find connected coverage.
Check present-day status
Confirm current law and policy before relying on an archival claim today.