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West County, 2017.

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A Cal Fire firefighter working to protect a structure in Armstrong Woods State Natural Reserve during the Walbridge fire, 2020.

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The New York Times:

Peter Beagle, Author of ‘The Last Unicorn’ Is Back In Control: After losing control of his intellectual property - including the book, a classic and a strong seller for decades - he has regained the rights, and is publishing again.

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Wall Street Journal:

Two Biden Strongholds. Two Different Lists of Policy Priorities.

A broad Democratic coalition helped elect Joe Biden, but now those same voters want a brad variety of policies to move forward by Jim Carlton 

Caption 1: Omar Carrera, founder of Canal Alliance, a nonprofit in San Rafael, California that describes itself as existing “to break the generational cycle of poverty for Latino immigrants and their families by lifting barriers to their success”.  According to Carrera, the Canal Area of San Rafael is as densely populated as Manhattan. “Many of the county’s Latinos live in densely crowded housing, paying as much as $2,500 a month for a one bedroom apartment, because environmental and other restrictions have greatly curtailed the amount of new housing. “I’m afraid we in Marin are using environmental policies to be racist,” said Mr. Carrera, who wants the Biden administration to help by providing more federal incentives for affordable housing.”

Caption 2: A mural on the wall of the nonprofit Canal Alliance, in the Canal Area of San Rafael, in Marin County, California, January 19th, 2021. Marin County California and  Petersburg, Va, are two of America’s bluest communities.  Marin County, an hour north of San Francisco is 85% white and 60% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher and the medium income was $115,000. With a price of a median single-family home of $1.4 million, affordable housing for the less privileged - including the 7% of 260,00 county residents who live in poverty — is a major concern.    

Caption 3: Catarina Hernandez and her 3-year-old son, Feliciano, sit in the window in an apartment complex in the Canal Area of San Rafael, California. 

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West County, 2018.

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The Guardian:

‘Lost Communities’: thousands of wells in rural California may run dry.

Years of pumping, draught and thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply - and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind. By Susie Cagle

The vast majority of residents in the Central Vally rely on groundwater for home use, which is “growing increasingly scarce, as prolonged drought and a drier climate, coupled with a massive thirsty agriculture industry have drained the valley’s underground stores. Much of what is left is poisoned by agricultural runoff and naturally occurring toxins in the soil that have mixed with the groundwater and surfaced through extensive drilling and pumping.”

Caption: Maria Olivera at her home in unincorperated Tooleville, where it’s only operating well runs dry in the summer and it isn’t safe to drink from, California, February 22nd, 2020.

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The Guardian:

‘Lost Communities’: thousands of wells in rural California may run dry.

Years of pumping, draught and thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply - and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind. By Susie Cagle

The vast majority of residents in the Central Vally rely on groundwater for home use, which is “growing increasingly scarce, as prolonged drought and a drier climate, coupled with a massive thirsty agriculture industry have drained the valley’s underground stores. Much of what is left is poisoned by agricultural runoff and naturally occurring toxins in the soil that have mixed with the groundwater and surfaced through extensive drilling and pumping.”

Caption for 2nd image: Jovita Torres (background), who has lived in her house she rents in Tombstone Territory for 30 years, in her garden with her granddaughters, Alessandra, 3.5 (center) and Nicole, 5 (foreground), California, February 21st, 2020. Four years ago her well dried up and she and the other tenants were without water for a month until the landlord dug the well deeper. Yet the water is still contaminated. She uses it to water her plants and bottled water for drinking.

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West County, 2016. 

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The Guardian:

The life and death of rapper Willie McCoy, ‘executed’ by the police

The brutal shooting of McCoy, who loved ones describe as a rising star and loyal friend, has devastated a community: ‘We lost a king’ by Sam Levin.

Caption: Levonte Cole, AKA Pay Me, one of Willie McCoy’s cousin’s: ‘It hits us different every day.’

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The New York Times:

Coaching Legends Were Accused of Abuse. Will Someone Finally Pay?

Since New York lifted the statute of limitations on sexual abuse lawsuits, scores of victims have come forward.

Caption: A man with the initials J.M. who asked to remain anonymous described being sexually abused at Riverside before he quit after only one year.

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West County, 2016.

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West County, 2016.

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The California Sunday Magazine: 

Cooking with Samin

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The New York Times:

Behavioral Therapy One Tarot Card at a Time

Jessica Dore takes the messages of the tarot cards and adds a layer of psychotherapy. 

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West County, 2016.

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West County, 2016.

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The Guardian:

Return to Paradise: the people who came back after a deadly fire – in pictures 

Three thousand people have returned to what was once a town of 27,000, rebuilding their homes and lives