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The L.A. Nonprofit Where the Formerly Incarcerated Grow Organic Produce

ALMA Backyard Farms seeks to feed the souls and stomachs of Compton residents with little access to healthy and affordable food.

by Jeremy Lindenfeld


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As Cold Storage Company Became Global Titan, Fire Risks Piled Up

By Robin Urevich and Aaron CantĂş

Lineage transformed food supply chains and made its owners rich. Now it’s hired a crisis team in the wake of East L.A. warehouse fire.

How Many Californians Face Eviction Each Year? The State Can’t Say For Sure.

By Mark Kreidler

A bill moving through the Legislature would improve eviction tracking and could help California better target homelessness prevention funding.

A Voice for Change: How Woody Guthrie Keeps Resonating With New Generations

By Steve Appleford

A new documentary connects the life and music of the Depression-era singer-songwriter to today’s struggles for social justice, equality and immigrant rights.

One Year On, Los Angeles Is Still Living with the Fallout of the Raids

By Elizabeth Aguilera and Ben Poston

New analysis and firsthand accounts reveal the toll of the crackdown on immigrant communities in L.A. County and beyond.

18 Months in Detention and Still Fighting for Medical Help

By Kate Morrissey

Locked up after living in L.A., an immigrant has suffered rectal bleeding for months. “Sometimes I think they want to kill me here.”

Military Families Are Going Hungry — and the Numbers Don’t Yet Reflect the War

By Marcus Baram

The number of families struggling with food insecurity nearly tripled in last two years, survey finds.

Increasingly Fierce Storms Are Coming for the Upper Texas Coast. Is the Petrochemical Industry Ready?

By Elena Bruess, Public Health Watch

Galveston County is home to 22 refineries and chemical plants. The level of emergency preparedness varies widely.

Sheriff’s, Probation Litigation Cost L.A. County Taxpayers $1 Billion, Study Finds

By Cerise Castle

As county considers a $50.3 billion budget, a report tallies how much is going to legal payouts advocates say are preventable.