Annette Miller, a longtime resident of West Oakland’s Ghost Town neighborhood, has witnessed the dramatic transformation of the city as changes sweep the block she’s lived on for over 50 years.
California
Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quotes
Is Conservative Life Behind the ‘Orange Curtain’ at an End?
Democrats can flip Orange County, California, from red to blue, as long as they don’t mess it up.
Posted inProfiles & Interviews
Publishing the Best of the Desert: An Interview With Ken Layne
“If you’re doing something small, something that’s mostly your labor and vision, then stick to what makes you satisfied.”
Posted inFeature
The Known Unknown: Tales of the Yucca Man
The desert has its own version of Sasquatch, and it’s just as smelly and hairy.
Posted inNonfiction, Story
The Nighthawks of the Giant
Alex R. Jones starts grocery shopping late at night, and finds a new world opens up to him.
Posted inNonfiction
Coachella, Alternativo
Durante el tiempo que pasó en el Valle de Coachella, California, el periodista Gabriel Thompson exploró cómo las comunidades latinas de la región se han adaptado a una vida de miedos e incertidumbre durante la administración de Trump.
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Coachella, Underground
Spending time in California’s Coachella Valley, journalist Gabriel Thompson explores how the region’s Latino communities have adjusted to a life of fear and uncertainty under a Trump administration.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quotes
California Governor Jerry Brown Is Retiring
After 40 years of public service, California Governor Jerry Brown is retiring. This is the story of his last days.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
How to Run a Magazine in the Desert
Ken Layne designs, edits, and distributes his independent magazine Desert Oracle from tiny Joshua Tree, California.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Profiles & Interviews, Story
It’s a Wonderful World: The Remaking of California Agriculture
An interview with Mark Arax about the two decades he spent writing about the San Joaquin Valley empire of Lynda and Stuart Resnick.