Legendary big-wave surfer Archie Kalepa has turned his home in Lahaina into a well-orchestrated supply depot for survivors of the devastating Maui fire.
Jack Dolan
Posted inLatest News
Reeling from the deadliest wildfire in a century, Maui sees ghosts from California’s past
As Hawaii begins to tally the damage and assess how to improve its safety procedures to address extreme fire weather, California can offer many lessons.
Posted inRecreation & Sports
Steep, freezing and fast: California’s epic snowpack promises a whitewater rafting season for the ages
As the record Sierra Nevada snowpack begins to melt, it’s sending immense volumes of water through some of the most storied whitewater rafting rivers in the world.
Posted inEnvironment
Tiny nibbling creatures are making Lake Tahoe clearer than it’s been in decades
Lake Tahoe hasn’t been this clear since the 1980s. The primary cause is an abundance of microscopic zooplankton.
Posted inCoast Life
Kitesurfing Californians found the perfect beach in Baja. Then they gentrified it
A quirk of geography has created a spot in southern Baja with nearly perfect winds for kitesurfing. In the past few years, Californians have built a thriving outpost there. Is the growth sustainable?
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Critics say physicians ‘cartel’ obstructing efforts to punish bad doctors
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
Posted inCOVID 2022
Vaccination rates rise in nursing homes, but when will families be able to visit?
Doctors, residents and family members have begun pushing to ease the crushing isolation in nursing home facilities, but regulators haven’t yet loosened rules that block most visitation.
Posted inCOVID Today
They’re the most likely to die from COVID-19, but hardly any have been vaccinated
Only 5% of residents living in California’s long-term care homes had been vaccinated as of Sunday, data show.
Posted inVaccine Watch
COVID-19 vaccine rollout painfully slow to nursing homes and other long-term care facilities
Only 17% of the nearly 4 million vaccine doses delivered to nursing homes nationwide have been used, according to the CDC.
Posted inVaccine Watch
Some healthcare workers refuse to take COVID-19 vaccine, even with priority access
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…