Watch How Quickly a COVID Outbreak Exploded Through a California Prison
The COVID-19 outbreak at California’s San Quentin State Prison last summer was a catastrophe of epic proportions. Twenty-eight people serving prison sentences and one correctional officer died. Nearly two in three prisoners tested positive over three months; many were transferred out for treatment, straining San Francisco Bay Area hospitals. “It’s like a horror movie,” one…
Californians Love to Brag About Their Wokeness. So Why Do They Keep Rejecting Progressive Ballot Measures?
Students hoping for a repeal of California’s Proposition 209 hold signs as they protest outside of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on February 13, 2012. Justin Sullivan/Staff/GettyImages Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Daniel Ho-Sang…
Devin Nunes, Who Sued a Twitter Cow, Keeps His Seat
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.)Yara Nardi/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.President Donald Trump’s Mini-Me in California’s Central Valley, Republican Rep. Devin Nunes, will be going back to Congress for a 10th term in January. Voters in California’s 22nd District reelected Nunes over Democratic…
California Votes to Keep Cash Bail
A sign advertises a bail bond company in Los Angeles.Mario Tama/Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.California voters rejected a controversial ballot measure that would have made their state the first to completely abolish the cash bail system, which requires certain defendants…
Carroll Fife Is in the House. Now She Wants to Burn it Down.
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.As a girl, Carroll Fife never quite knew what her grandfather James did for a living, but she knew he was a somebody. James was a factory worker, like most everybody else in Muskegon Heights, Michigan, but it…
Climate Change Could Tip the Scales in These 6 Toss-Up House Races
A California mail-in ballot.David Poller/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.This piece was originally published in Grist and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. With so much focus on the 2020 presidential race, it’s easy to forget there’s also a lot…