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Fires, refugees, traffic, gentrification ... so why isn't anyone talking about population?
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Fires, refugees, traffic, gentrification ... so why isn't anyone talking about population?

Even though population trends lie at the very heart of our national politics, the topic is oddly absent from our contemporary conversations.
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The East Bay's future climate will be both dry and wet
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The East Bay's future climate will be both dry and wet

Think Los Angeles — only with parts of it underwater.
Weathering the heat
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Weathering the heat

In the decades ahead, as temperatures rise and droughts intensify, Northern California's climate, vegetation, and wildlife may look more like Southern California does today.
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