The California Report Magazine

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Stories of Hope Through Fire and Smoke Sep 04, 2020

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From Prison Fire Crew To Pro Firefighter; Volunteer Firefighting Couple Find a Silver Lining; How Wildfire Smoke Intersects with Race and Place; An Ode to Big Basin's Redwoods

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California Women Reflect on a Century of Voting Aug 28, 2020

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Featuring:

Lorena Gonzalez, Lawmaker, San Diego
Ellen DuBois, Professor Emirita of History and Gender Studies, UCLA
Rita Barschak, 100-year old voting rights activist, Los Angeles
Maxine Anderson, Voter Education volunteer, San Francisco
Aida Hurtado, Chicano/a Studies Professor, UC Santa Barbara
Kristen Olsen, Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors
Honey Mahogany, transgender activist, San Francisco
Gurleen Kaur Mander, political science major, Fresno
Arianna Nassiri, SF Youth Commission

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California City: Deception, Power, and Money in the Mojave Desert Aug 21, 2020

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Deep in the Mojave Desert sits California City: a would-be city of the future; a place where empty desert land is presented as a ticket to the American Dream. For decades running, real estate developers have gotten rich by selling this dream to thousands of people, many of whom are hard-working immigrants looking to build a better future. But the reality is much different. The land investments never paid off and the landowners, many of whom scraped together their life savings to buy a plot of land, were left with next to nothing. We devote the whole show to an excerpt from the first episode of “California City,” new podcast from LAist Studios, hosted and reported by Emily Guerin.

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A Chicano Takeover of Catalina Island + California Love Aug 14, 2020

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The Forgotten Occupation of Catalina Island

So much of the activism we’re seeing right now around racial justice has roots in radical movements that erupted in California –– The United Farm Workers, The Black Panther Party, the Asian American Political Alliance, the Native American occupation of Alcatraz. In August 1972, another occupation kind of flew under the radar here in California. A Chicano activist group called the Brown Berets camped out on Catalina Island for three weeks, demanding that undeveloped land be turned into housing. The California Report Magazine’s intern Ariella Markowitz grew up on Catalina, but she only recently learned about this slice of the island’s history, and says it feels more relevant now than ever.

‘California Love’: New Podcast Explores Growing Up Both Black and Brown in LA

LAist Studio's new podcast “California Love” features Walter Thompson-Hernández, a former New York Times writer, as he returns to Los Angeles and reflects on the complexity of his hometown. Part memoir, part love letter to the City of Angels, the podcast revisits the childhood pals he used to tag buildings with, lessons he learned from his immigrant mother, and explores how race and identity have always shaped his life and work. Host Sasha Khokha talks with Thompson-Hernández about their shared hometown in an extended interview and preview of the series, featuring excerpts from several episodes.

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What Nuns, Survivors of Hiroshima, and ER Doctors Can Teach Us About Resilience Aug 07, 2020

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Hiroshima Survivor Reflects 75 Years After the Bomb; Nuns On Aging With Grace; COVID Doctors Open Up About Their Mental Health

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In the Shadow of Shuttered Hospitals and the AIDS Crisis Jul 31, 2020

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"We Have No Hospital - It's Gone"; HIV Survivors On Living Through Another Pandemic; Contact Tracing Resurfaces Controversy

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Revisiting the Soundtrack of Silence Jul 24, 2020

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Matt Hay is a sophomore in college when he finds out he is going to lose his hearing. He coasts through the early years of his diagnosis in denial, but as his hearing aids get bigger and bigger, Matt realizes he wants to capture the sounds that are slipping away: his girlfriend's voice, the click of her heels; and especially, the songs of their invincible youth.

Matt starts listening to music with a new appreciation — truly studying it — as he curates the soundtrack for the rest of his life. Behind each song, there is a coming-of-age story about freedom, tragedy, and falling in love. As The California Report's Health Correspondent April Dembosky reports, When Matt’s hearing eventually fades to nothing, the silent soundtrack in his head takes on a role he never imagines.

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Forced To Breathe the Same Air: A Look Inside CA Prisons During a Pandemic Jul 17, 2020

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Letters to Incarcerated Loved Ones; Former San Quentin Inmate Fights for Friends Still Inside; How Doctors' Unconscious Bias Hurts Patients

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The Sound of Social Revolution: Inside the Black Panther’s R&B Band Jul 10, 2020

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A documentary about a band with a mission to spark social revolution through the Trojan Horse of funk and soul.

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Buckle Up: A (Virtual) Road Trip to California Hidden Gems Jul 03, 2020

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Roller skate in church; Healing Sierra hot springs; Live jazz by the beach; A shrine to pop culture; Places Called What?!