Staring down one of the country’s most acute lead infestations, Oakland got an opportunity to do something about it. Beginning in 2011, it received millions of dollars from companies who produced lead paint. But instead of cleaning up the lead, Oakland let money sit untouched for more than a decade. I spent 11 weeks investigating what happened...
Northwestern Hazing
Enabling racism
Disappearing taxis
Way Off Course
Many of the older skaters have stories of ducking police to skate in Evanston parking lots or on street curbs. Now, they watched police cars guard a collection of concrete hills and metal rails at the tip of Twiggs Park.
Everyone has a Willie Mays Story
Ping Pong-ing with Parkinsons
Lumberjacks at the Canal
Pouring Fire
Evanston touted renovations to Main Street as a win for accessibility. Why didn't it get input from anyone with a disability?
Promise and Peril
Beep into the future
Should parking be free?
Fare simplification
How to use transit
Light the Night
'Hear us out urgently'
Sick to my stomach
Dems rally for Kamala
Tenants lament just cause evictions
'Grim, sobering'
Oakland returns to its Roots
Two visions compete
Housing Bond Yanked
Racist firefighters
The little boat that couldn't
San Jose Mayor rebukes Newsom