How did three schools in environmentally-sensitive Berkeley end up among the five California schools exposed to the worst industrial air pollution in the state? Or among the 377 schools subjected to the worst air pollution in the nation (out of…
Posts from ‘December, 2008’
NPR slashes West Coast presence
The devastating layoffs announced today by National Public Radio will have their greatest impact on news and reporting from the West Coast.The layoffs indicate that even a news organization that enjoyed huge increases in its listenership over the past decade…
New report: California schools face huge hurdles
California has set high academic standards for its students. But the state makes meeting those standards increasingly difficult, thanks to a bleak budget situation and a chronic shortage of teachers, according to a new report out today from the Center…
What a Tribune Company bankruptcy could mean for California
The announcement that the Tribune Company, owner of the LA Times, has filed for bankruptcy could have far reaching implications for the California newspaper industry — and more importantly, on how news is reported on and delivered in the state…
New Reporting Venture Gets Underway — in Merced
Embedded journalists in Merced?Well yes, in a way. A new reporting venture — and a new twist in the range of new non-profit journalism models that are emerging — got underway on December 3 with publication of Sowing Hope: UC…
