Shortened Lives: Where You Live Matters
Four-part series on the wide gap in life expectancy and disease rates between Northern California neighborhoods 12 miles apart. Winner of the White House Correspondents’ Association Edgar A. Poe Award, the National Association of Black Journalists Special Project Award, and the Best of the West, Project Reporting Award. Read the series
Best Place for Eating Right: San Francisco Bay Area
Why the Bay Area is considered the best place in the U.S. for healthy food access. Read the article
Security, business drive small farm revival
How City Slicker Farms plans to boost food security in a low-income Oakland neighborhood, one vacant lot and backyard at a time. Read the article
Future of the Grapevine
Napa Valley vintners expand weather monitoring stations to watch for signs of climate change. Read the article
Oakland schools bring fresh food to the deprived
Opening farmers’ markets at public schools in low-income areas makes is easy for busy parents to get inexpensive fresh produce. Read the article
State Nursery’s Closure Sows Seeds of Worry
Budget cuts drive closure of long-running state nursery, which foresters say is essential for maintaining healthy forests. Read the article
Green Mission for “Blue Carbon”
A restored Delta wetland draws attention for its potent carbon-capture capacity. Read the article
Stopping violence to boost health in East Bay neighborhood
Kids with cameras documents dangerous conditions that keep residents inside. Read the article