The Deal with the Delta (California’s big watering hole)
View Larger Map About two-thirds of Californians drink, bathe, brush their teeth, and flush their toilets with water that comes from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. That’s roughly 25 million people...
View ArticleCalifornia’s 33 State Prisons (and the people inside them): An Interactive Map
As of August 15, 2012, California’s 33 prisons (30 for men, 3 for women) held about 120,000 inmates. That’s a lot of people behind bars, for sure, but it’s also a pretty significant drop from the year...
View ArticleShould Felons Have the Right to Vote?
In California, felons serving time in prison or county jail are denied their right to vote. So too are ex-felons who have served their prison terms but are still on parole.That amounts to a fairly...
View ArticleSame-Sex Marriage Laws by State
The data visualization wizards at the Los Angeles Times put together a great chronological map that illustrates the change in same-sex marriage rights by state since 2000. Click the image below to see...
View ArticleI Do … I Think? Making Sense of Gay Marriage in the Golden State
For the better part of the past decade, California has been engaged in an epic battle over, well, getting engaged. The multiple court cases, votes, legal victories, reversals, protests, celebration...
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