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Santa Rosa in Sonoma County has experienced a long lasting growing predicament of homelessness. The growing number of encampments in the county evoke shantytown “Hoovervilles.” With a sixteen percent increase in the state’s homeless population, California is reported to have the largest number of…

Just this year, counties across California have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to try and prevent the spread of measles. Forty-three people have been diagnosed with measles in the state thus far. The prices quoted above do not even include the costs spent by individual patients seeking…

CNN: San Francisco, Stockton, and Sacramento, all located in northern California, were the most polluted cities in the world as of the morning of November 16th. Due to the wildfires, the air in these areas has high levels of particulate matter, which is a common result following a wildfire. Public…

The Guardian: Officials worry that residents will be more likely to ignore evacuation orders as wildfires become more routine. For example, Butte County, California has been evacuated at least five times in two years. As evacuations become more frequent, people may be desensitized and become less…

As reported by Brittny Mejia in the Los Angeles Times, there was a shooting in Stockton, California on Mother's Day this past Sunday. In a residential neighborhood, several shots were fired after 10pm Sunday night outside of a house on 11th street. At least four people were shot, a 5 year old child…

Graphic Source: USGS, OpenStreetMap, NextZen Initially reported by Rosanna Xia in the Los Angeles Times, t​he few remaining salt marshes along the coast of California could rapidly disappear within just 100 years according to researchers, such as UCLA geography professor Glen MacDonald. ​Due to…

This CBS News video reports on possible mudslide conditions that could result from the heavy rains in California. Approximately 20,000 people have been evacuated from areas recently scorched by wildfires. Protective barriers have been put out in some areas to prevent toxic debris from flowing into…