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In which my colleague ⁦Jill Cowan, SoCal beach Betty that she is, ⁩revisits that old saying about “tanning your hide in Oceanside” via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2023/09/02/us/…

In Oceanside, the palm trees sway and the temperature is almost always perfect. There is just one problem: The sand is disappearing. Leaders are now rushing to reimagine the shoreline and make it a new kind of California beach town — before it's too late. nyti.ms/3PkWW1o

Blatant political gerrymandering occurs in cities across the country, many of them run by Democrats. In Los Angeles, a scandal over a racist recording was only the tip of the iceberg. nytimes.com/2023/09/03/us/…

A redistricting fight in Los Angeles highlights gerrymandering that occurs at a local level in many U.S. cities, often led by Democrats. nyti.ms/3sK1x4c

Tupac on the front page this morning, with a dream team Julia Jacobs Jonathan Abrams Jill Cowan nytimes.com/2023/10/05/art…

"I’m a senior in high school; I should be worried about keeping my grades up and getting my college applications in on time." Smart piece by my colleague Jill Cowan on the campaign being waged in public school classrooms by California culture warriors. nytimes.com/2023/10/30/us/…

A 69-year-old Jewish man died on Monday from injuries he suffered during dueling protest in Southern California over the Israel-Hamas war. W/Jill Cowan nytimes.com/2023/11/06/us/…

Visitors normally flock to Death Valley National Park to feel the searing heat and take in the barren landscape. But this fall, they’ve been drawn by a different natural feature: water. nyti.ms/3sAcEgG

“I’m here because of the water” … is something I’ve literally never heard anyone say at Zabriskie Point. But the intrepid Jill Cowan just got back from Death Valley, where wild August storms turned Badwater Basin into an immense lake. nytimes.com/2023/11/20/us/…

“When Death Valley reopened this fall, visitors were greeted by a miraculous sight: a mirror-smooth body of water.” Great The New York Times story by Jill Cowan on a new lake in Death Valley and what it says about the desert as climate change worsens. nytimes.com/2023/11/20/us/…

“You scared them, Katie!” someone in the audience shouted. “We scared them,” Ms. Porter responded. ⁦ Jill Cowan⁩ reports from Katie Porter’s Senate campaign on election night. nytimes.com/2024/03/06/us/…

Shohei Ohtani’s Arrival Brings Hope and Nostalgia Home to Little Tokyo nytimes.com/2024/03/31/us/… by Jill Cowan

In California, Tribal Members Are Reclaiming the ‘Land of the Flowing Water’ Several tribes in Owens Valley in the eastern Sierra Nevada see hope in small property transfers that have become part of a growing “Land Back” movement. In California, state and local leaders have

Paiute tribes in California’s Owens Valley see hope in small property transfers, part of growing indigenous land reclamation movement. story Jill Cowan nytimes.com/2024/06/16/us/…

The movement asks if land is merely property to be passed down. “Maybe think twice about that,” a seller told Jill Cowan. “Recognize how important a relationship to place is and that these places have destinies, as well as these people.” The New York Times ⁦⁦ nytimes.com/2024/06/16/us/…

For the first time in six years, the number of people who were homeless in Los Angeles decreased from the year before, according to the region’s most recent point-in-time count, which took place in January via The New York Times' Jill Cowan buff.ly/3zqmuVn

Several tribes in Owens Valley in the eastern Sierra Nevada see hope in small property transfers that have become part of a growing “Land Back” movement. via Jill Cowan The New York Times nytimes.com/2024/06/16/us/…

Los Angeles Has Promised a ‘Car-Free’ Summer Olympics in 2028. Can It Be Done? by Jill Cowan Soumya Karlamangla nytimes.com/2024/08/10/us/… via The New York Times

Fascinating look by Jill Cowan at the strategy by Mayor Karen Bass Karen Bass to transition people into housing from encampments, and the unbelievably valuable caseworkers who bring them inside. nytimes.com/2024/10/18/us/…