Smoker

Dangerous Air examines wildfire smoke and public health.

Redwood Carbon

The continuation of destructive forest management on public lands in California both increases wildfire intensity and decreases absorption of carbon*. Former Cal Fire director Richard Wilson says that agency has for decades failed to enforce the Forest Practices Act. Due to heaps of flammable slash, logged areas burn more intensely, increasing fire speed and reducing evacuation time. Not surprisingly, the insurance industry is calling for logging reforms. 

*40% of coastal forest carbon is stored in soils and roots; 95% of landslides are associated with abandoned logging roads. 

Out of the Shadows

Mandated instruction in symptoms of  mental illness and core principles of mental health will provide California's teenagers with problem solving and coping skills.

Project Roomkey

Hotel housing--part of Project Roomkey, the California initiative against homelessness--is being phased out in San Francisco. Initiated to provide shelter during the pandemic, the statewide program has provided a steadying effect for families and individuals displaced in part due to economic impacts of COVID closures. While San Francisco has taken an economic hit from the loss of conventions and international tourism, the hotel housing for shelter-in-place continues protecting the health of a couple thousand residents still seeking permanent shelter.