FRESNO, Calif. — At 9 p.m. in late August the Fresno Police Reform Commission was four hours into...
Oct 01, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA
ON THE GROUND IN FRESNO, CA
Should cops be in schools? Police reforms divide a community in California.
ON THE GROUND IN SACRAMENTO, CA
In California, new effort launched to teach dark history of anti-Chinese bigotry
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When he went to the annual Sacramento Archives Crawl in October, Diego Leibman didn’t expect...
Sep 24, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN MODESTO, CA
Why this 14-year-old California girl is the changing face of the Golden State
MODESTO, Calif. – Alani Magaña looks, acts and talks like a typical Stanislaus County 14-year-old because she is...
Sep 23, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN CAMARILLO, CA
Turning the page: Ventura County students call for reading list diversity
CAMARILLO, Calif. – Civil unrest in June following George Floyd’s death catalyzed young adults in Ventura County high...
Sep 15, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN LONG BEACH, CA
Small business, big gains: Mom-and-pop restaurants lead North Long Beach revival
LONG BEACH, Calif. — The sounds of reggaeton playing from loud speakers outside a Latin party supply depot...
Sep 04, 2020
ON THE GROUND WITH AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Getting out the Latino vote in rural California
This dispatch is part of a series in collaboration with PBS American Experience that explores the expansion of voting rights...
Sep 03, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN WINTON, CA
Essential and vulnerable: COVID-19 takes hard toll on California’s migrant farmworkers
WINTON, Calif. — The 31-mile road that connects Modesto and Merced, cut between almond, apricot and plum orchards, leads...
Sep 03, 2020
ON THE GROUND WITH AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
The action, and promise, behind Native American representation in the US
This dispatch is part of a series in collaboration with PBS American Experience that explores the expansion of voting rights...
Jun 25, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN LANARE, CA
Essential workers go hungry as food rots in America’s agricultural heart
LANARE, CA — Last month a volunteer at a rural Fresno County food bank packed cardboard...
May 21, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN PARADISE, CA
Life in Paradise: A deadly wildfire raged. Then the pandemic hit.
CHICO, Calif. — Business was finally picking up in Paradise, the Northern Californian town that was devastated 17...
Apr 24, 2020
