AltWeeklies Wire
Legal Lockdownnew
Allegations of torture in Wine County spur call for federal oversight of Sonoma County lockup.
North Bay Bohemian |
Tom Gogola |
10-16-2015 |
Crime & Justice
Invest in Kidsnew

Preschool kids need widespread community support.
Eugene Weekly |
Amy Schneider |
10-16-2015 |
Education
China Shipping NOP, POLA’s Failed Mitigationsnew

Draft Supplemental EIR Admits to Lack of Compliance with Legal Settlement
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
10-16-2015 |
Commentary
Passing Grassnew

A sweeping package of bills signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown will transform California’s billion-dollar medical marijuana sector with a complex system of testing and licensing.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Jennifer Wadsworth |
10-16-2015 |
Drugs
Paradise Lostnew

As the Patriot Movement grabs headlines around the country, memories of Ruby Ridge and the Aryan Nations present an image problem for Constitutionalists in Idaho, which has long been associated with anti-government and militia groups. Boise Weekly talks to a few Patriots about their identity as a group.
Boise Weekly |
Harrison Berry |
10-13-2015 |
Features
Racial Profiling Via Nextdoor.comnew

White Oakland residents are increasingly using the popular social networking site to report "suspicious activity" about their Black neighbors — and families of color fear the consequences could be fatal.
East Bay Express |
Sam Levin |
10-09-2015 |
Race & Class
Welcome to Cannabis County, Coloradonew

Marijuana-friendly regulations and abundant ag land have positioned Pueblo County for an economic boom. Will it last?
Colorado Springs Independent |
Joel Warner |
10-08-2015 |
Features
Laverne Cox Talks About Trans Rights and Racial Justicenew

The transgender star of “Orange Is the New Black” explains the intersection of racism and transphobia before a capacity crowd at Wake Forest University.
Triad City Beat |
Jordan Green |
10-08-2015 |
Profiles & Interviews
Trump up the Volume!new

California GOP politics in the era of Trump.
North Bay Bohemian |
Tom Gogola |
10-08-2015 |
Elections
Yelp Giveth, and Yelp Taketh Awaynew

Businesses chafe under the review site's increasing power.
San Diego Reader |
Candice Reed |
10-08-2015 |
Features
Tags: yelp
The Dirty Fight for Farmland in Latin Americanew

Even though much of the world's food supply still comes from small farmers, those same farmers from Honduras to the Philippines increasingly cannot feed their own families, and they're fighting for survival.
City Newspaper |
Tim Louis Macaluso |
10-02-2015 |
International
The Newest Portlandersnew

Meet the refugees from the most violent places on the planet.
Willamette Week |
Leah Sottile |
10-02-2015 |
Immigration
Lester the personnew

What it was like to sit next to Lester Bangs for six years.
San Diego Reader |
Staff |
09-30-2015 |
Music
Local hops for local beernew

Monkey Paw, ChuckAlek, and Nickel Beer have joined Ballast Point, Coronado, and Hess in using locally grown hops. Because some people want their beers fruitier, pinier, and/or spicier.
San Diego Reader |
Staff |
09-30-2015 |
Food+Drink
Tags: beer
Felony on your record? No problem!new

Follow hipsters to where your neck tattoos (or criminal past) don't matter
San Diego Reader |
Staff |
09-30-2015 |
Advice