The Invisible Cyclists: Immigrants and the Bike Community
Region: California
By Alex Schmidt First published by Good Magazine and Streetsblog LA thanks to the support and funding from the Spot.Us community and a grant from the California Endowment. They ride on the sid... more
Views: 1326How do we clean up a toxic disaster in LA's back yard?
Region: United States
By Olga Khazan A version of this story ran in the Chatsworth Patch and NeonTommy. It’s only a 45-minute drive from downtown Los Angeles to one of the most toxic hills in the country _ ... more
Views: 1897How do young people experience migration?
Region: California
Children like to ask questions. Across physical, cultural, and political borders, learning happens when they can indulge their curiosity. When I began working with San Francisco public school students in their kind... more
Views: 1555Solar Waste Recycling: Can the industry stay green?
Region: United States
This piece is made possible by the reporter Erica Gies, the editing of the SF Public Press and funding from Spot.Us. This piece is free to be republished but must give credit to all parties. Clean-tech fir... more
Views: 1544An Unfinished DREAM: DREAM Act Documentary
Region: United States
The following documentary was created by Margarita Reyes in her spare time over the course of two years as part of "An Unfinished Dream." It is a labor of love. Through the course of this 117 minute long video you will... more
Views: 4048Higher Education for Washington's Collective Children
Region: Washington
Written by: Erin Leach-Kemon Now in his third year at the University of Washington, James Harmon spent all of his adolescence in foster care, starting at 10 until he aged out of the system at 18. Born in California, h... more
Views: 1853The Complexity of Caring for California's Uninsured Pregnant Women
Region: California
By Deborah Stokol Images by P. Kim Bui As long as she is pregnant, a woman living in the United States may receive medical care. So even the homeless, the undocumented, “the tired [and] poor,” may visit a doc... more
Views: 3629Bay Area Toxic Tour: West Oakland
Region: California
The following was a collaborative effort between Spot.Us, NewsDesk.org, Kwan Booth, Kim Komenich all our supporters and news organizations that republished o... more
Views: 1409For the Disabled Brain, the Best Medicine May be Low-tech and Musical
Region: California
SAN RAFAEL, CALIF –– 'What do you see, oh, Aiden, oh Aiden?' sings a 37-year-old music therapist named Pierre Brennan, strumming his guitar. He and 6–year–old Aiden Stewart peer into 'Richard Scarry... more
Views: 2306Breaking the Wall of Silence: Civilian Oversight of Police in Oakland
Region: California
[This investigation has an accompanying radio story produced by Andrew and published at Making Contact. You can listen to it here. You can also check Andrew'... more
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