After 40 years of public service, California Governor Jerry Brown is retiring. This is the story of his last days.
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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.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Current Events, Nonfiction, profile, Quotes
The Couple Who Turned a California Desert Into a Multi-Billion Dollar Snack Empire
Taxpayers have helped Stewart and Lynda Resnick turn an irrigated desert into a dangerous and lucrative agricultural gamble.
Posted inArts & Culture
The Athletes Who Felt Seen by Kendrick Lamar’s “good kid, m.A.A.d city”
The modern hip-hop classic reflects growing up in Compton “one thousand percent.”
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quotes
Burned Where They Stood: The First Nine Hours of the California Wildfires
“There just aren’t enough firefighters in the West to fight that much fire.”
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A Fire’s First, Fatal Hours
In Northern California, a monster firestorm became unstoppable almost as soon as it started.
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He Seemed Like the Real Thing, Until He Wasn’t
Christopher Goffard’s seven-part series on a dangerous Orange County con man is an astonishing tale of love and violence.
Posted inNonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
‘Oakland Used to Be More Funky’: Where Have All the Artists Gone?
The staff at Laney Tower take a close look at the past, present, and future of Oakland’s artistic community.
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Vanishing Point
“Without the right kind of help, Oakland could lose yet another piece of its vibrant, artistic legacy.” As affordable residences and art spaces are becoming increasingly scarce, artists in Oakland are forced to move elsewhere. Laney Tower journalists take a look at the history, present, and uncertain future of the city’s arts and culture scene.