Visiting Parkfield CA, town located on San Andreas Fault

READ MORE Life on the San Andreas: A 4-part series This is a 4-part series on life in Parkfield, California, the science of its seismology, and its distinction as “Earthquake Capital of the World.” Forty minutes northeast of Paso Robles lies a tiny ranching town whose reputation far exceeds its size. Most visitors reach the […]

In California, cost of undocumented healthcare is $3B over estimates

Gov. JB Pritzker proposed a $330-million budget cut last month to scale back an expansion of healthcare coverage for undocumented adult immigrants in Illinois, where a state audit found that services for certain age groups exceeded cost estimates by more than 280%. California Democrats are facing the same financial pressure to reduce coverage during a […]

Long-Awaited Airport Terminal Soars Swiftly in Burbank

It took almost four decades to clear the $1.3-billion Hollywood Burbank Replacement Terminal for takeoff. But the flight time will take just three years if all goes well. “This is the fastest I’ve ever built anything,” says Roger Johnson, former deputy executive director for Los Angeles World Airports and now program executive with Jacobs, which […]