AltWeeklies Wire
Last Days of Cannabis Prohibition in Californianew
Interviews with various CA cannabis players as 2016 legalization initiative gains steam.
North Bay Bohemian |
Tom Gogola, Stett Holbrook and Molly Oleson |
09-24-2015 |
Drugs
Cookin' WIth Coolionew
Rapper and chef Coolio teaches Charleston City Paper how to cook a panty-dropping meal.
Charleston City Paper |
Rex Steckel |
09-23-2015 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: coolio
Tribute to Indy Icon John Weissnew
For the first time in its 22-year history, a day will begin without John Weiss as publisher of the Colorado Springs Independent.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Ralph Routon |
09-22-2015 |
Media
Behind the Curtainnew
An inside look at the oil & gas industry/Republican ‘REDPRINT’ for turning Colorado from Blue to Red.
Boulder Weekly |
Joel Dyer |
09-17-2015 |
Energy
Silicon Valley’s Low-Income Renters Find Few Protections from Predatory Landlordsnew
A public interest lawsuit that paints one property owner as an unrepentant slumlord reflects a growing power imbalance between landlords and tenants.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Jennifer Wadsworth |
09-17-2015 |
Housing & Development
Justice, Hope and Hurricane Katrinanew
Re-housing residents along the Mississippi coast became the most daunting problem of the post-Katrina recovery—logistically and politically speaking.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
09-11-2015 |
Housing & Development
Outdated Laws Trap People of Color in Prison Systemnew
For decades, the United States has had the world’s largest prison population — by far. Though just over 4 percent of the world’s population lives in the United States, we account for 22 percent of the world’s prisoners.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Louis Weisberg |
09-11-2015 |
Race & Class
License to Connivenew
Boston still tracks vehicles, lies about it, and leaves sensitive resident data exposed online.
Dig Boston |
Kenneth Lipp |
09-10-2015 |
Features
Tags: Boston surveillance
Assault on Abortion Rights Gets Ugly in N.C.new
An anti-abortion group targets a Wake Forest schoolteacher
INDY Week |
Jane Porter |
09-03-2015 |
The War on Women
San Diego Universities Botch Sexual Assault Investigationsnew
Campus police impotence — just the tip of the iceberg.
San Diego Reader |
Dorian Hargrove |
09-03-2015 |
Features
Rat Talenew
Portland cops hired a snitch. But he was already working for somebody else.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
09-02-2015 |
Drugs
How Metro Spun the January Smoke Deathnew
Documents obtained through an open records request show the agency and its consultants scrambling to respond to the January smoke incident—and, for some reason, keeping tabs on a critical Twitter account along the way.
Washington City Paper |
Will Sommer |
09-02-2015 |
Transportation
Journalism Groups Challenge Government Press Restrictionsnew
The 49th anniversary of the Freedom of Information Act arrived this summer with dozens of newspaper groups challenging policies and orders keeping government affairs out of the sunshine and shielded from public review.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Lisa Neff |
09-02-2015 |
Media
Shot in the Parknew
A Sacramento cop guns down a schizophrenic man. Police say it's justified. Witnesses tell a different story. Whatever the truth, it's a tragic reminder of the region's ongoing mental-health crisis.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
09-02-2015 |
Crime & Justice
Eagles of Death Metal: Stayin' Hornynew
Palm Desert's Eagles of Death Metal, at Long Last, Release a New Album.
Coachella Valley Independent |
Brian Blueskye |
08-28-2015 |
Music
Tags: Eagles of Death Metal
