POLICY + POLITICS
California bill paves way for psychedelic therapy after failure to legalize ‘magic mushrooms’, The Los Angeles Times
Newsom suggests ways to crack down on property crime without dismantling Proposition 47, The Los Angeles Times
California lawmakers want to curb retail theft, but say it’s not as easy as it sounds, The Los Angeles Times
Rep. Grace Napolitano’s retirement sets up battle for coveted San Gabriel Valley seat, The Los Angeles Times
INVESTIGATIONS
How a decades-old law led to death doulas’ lawsuit against California’s funeral bureau, The Los Angeles Times
The Long Campaign to Turn Birth Control Into Abortion, Reveal / from The Center for Investigative Reporting
Inside the alleged ‘cult’ that has been quietly operating in NY for decades, The New York Post
PAST REPORTING
Weird Winter Put Bay Area Beekeepers to the Test, The New York Times
Half Moon Bay Immigrant Community Reels From Mass Shooting of Farmworkers, The New York Times
‘Only in America’: California Grapples With a Mounting Toll of Gun Violence, The New York Times
This man’s imprisonment shows why California’s ‘special circumstances’ rule must change, reformers say, The Los Angeles Times
Labor pool shortage hits public pools. Here’s why California needs lifeguards, The Los Angeles Times
Is California ready for ‘human composting’ as an alternative to casket burial, cremation? The Los Angeles Times
Newsom signs nation’s most sweeping law to phase out single-use plastics and packaging waste, The Los Angeles Times
Californians brace for increased healthcare premiums if federal subsidies expire, The Los Angeles Times
One more round: California lawmakers try again to extend bar hours to 4 a.m., The Los Angeles Times
San Francisco voters recall progressive D.A. Boudin. Crime and homelessness at issue, The Los Angeles Times
Essential California: A closer look at the great California escape, The Los Angeles Times
Blind thinkers, scientists, and artists showing us the way, California Magazine
A Lifeguard Season Like No Other, The East Hampton Star
Restaurateurs, Used to Saying 'Yes,' Find Themselves Saying 'No', The East Hampton Star
Officials Rattled Over Census Response Rate, The East Hampton Star
BOOK REVIEWS
A Love Letter to Horses, The East Hampton Star
A Poet Discovers Her Past, The East Hampton Star
CULTURE
If American Horror Films Reflect Our Collective Fears, What Monsters Will This Generation See Emerge? Inside Edition