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Local Officials Reflect on Wildfire Season and the Future

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A firefighter at the LA County Fire Department (LACoFD) Station 88 in Malibu climbs into a fire engine Aug. 13. LACoFD Fire Captain Alex Abdalla said the first engine on scene during the Franklin and Palisades fires was from Station 88. Photo by Melissa HoustonThe length of California's burn season has increased over the past two decades, according to a report by the UC Irvine … [Read more...] about Local Officials Reflect on Wildfire Season and the Future

Opinion: Vote Locally

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Transparency Item: The Perspectives section of the Graphic is comprised of articles based on opinion. This is the opinion and perspective of the writer. Local elections are often overlooked, especially when they happen simultaneously with federal elections. Local elections have a lower voter turnout than federal elections, according to an article from the National Civic … [Read more...] about Opinion: Vote Locally

Volunteers, Sen. Ben Allen Tackle Ocean Pollution at Coastal Cleanup Day

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Package ran live for NewsWaves 32 on Sept. 24.Hundreds of volunteers, including California District 24 Senator Ben Allen, joined Heal the Bay's 35th Annual Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 21, picking up trash to combat coastal pollution. Over 50 cleanup sites scattered throughout California raked in hundreds of pounds worth of trash, Tracy Quinn, CEO of Heal the Bay, … [Read more...] about Volunteers, Sen. Ben Allen Tackle Ocean Pollution at Coastal Cleanup Day

“Is it Worth It?”: Examining the United States’ Complicated Past with War and State-Building

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Photos by Megan Williams Suddenly, everyone was talking about it. Google Search trends spiked to all-time highs: “Afghanistan,” “Taliban,” “Kabul.” A general understanding swept the nation that something had gone terribly awry in Afghanistan, where the United States military had served since the initial invasion to fight terrorism in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 … [Read more...] about “Is it Worth It?”: Examining the United States’ Complicated Past with War and State-Building