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Design
California's New Vertical Driver Licenses Solve (Part of) a Problem
It just got easier for bartenders, bouncers and liquor store clerks in California to tell if someone is underage. Meet the vertical I.D. card.
Culture
The 10 Most Wildly Racist Things from This Anti-Muslim Protest (Which a U.S. Congressman Attended)
The OC becomes a pit of hate.
News
Eye-Opening Images from California's Death Row
California may start executing people again, and we think it's valuable to actually see the place where that would happen—grim though it is.
Culture
This California City Councilwoman Called for Muslim Americans to Be Killed
Should this city council member resign after talking about murdering Americans?
News
California Gets Wisconsin and Ohio's Rail Money
Wisconsin and Ohio don't want their money for fast, efficient transportation? Maybe that's better for the future of high-speed rail anyway.
Environment
California Bans Plastic Bags
Acting on what the Los Angeles Times describes as "a flurry of new bills," California lawmakers have voted to ban single-use plastic bags at...
News
Capital Stupidity: The Death Penalty Costs California $300 Million Per Execution
Not only is the death penalty racist, classist, and ultra-violent, a new study says it's tremendously wasteful, too.
Culture
Idea: Free Public Transportation for Homeless People
A free-ride program in Northern California is going to help restore some dignity and mobility to the area's homeless population.
Environment
California Dims the Incandescent Bulb
Californians are kissing goodbye to the standard 100-watt incandescent light bulb, a tired technology that's barely improved since Edison's time.
News
It's Official: California's First Stretch of High-speed Rail Selected
The path to California's transportation future will run through Fresno. But it won't have trains.
Lifestyle
Your Extra Virgin Olive Oil Is Lying to You. It's Not Its First Time.
A new study finds that extra virgin olive oil is often anything but. What can you do to get the pure olive oil you're paying for? Ah yes, the...
Culture
People Are Awesome: This Superintendent Took an $800,000 Pay Cut to Offset Budget Cuts
In Fresno, Superintendent Michael Powell is taking nearly a million-dollar hit for the good of his school district.
News
GOOD Voter Guide to California
We help you make sense of the crazy midterm election season (at least in our home state).
News
California Is on Track to Ban Styrofoam Statewide
This might be the beginning of the end for Styrofoam, that scourge of storm drains and beaches all over America.
News
GOOD Voter Guide to California: Propositions
Propositions are amendments to the California State Constitution. If over 50 percent vote "yes," the Constitution changes.
Culture
Picture Show: 1970s SoCal Skateboarding in Hugh Holland's Locals Only
Sun-bleached cement, tawny skinned youth, and other visions of 1970s California skateboarding.
Education
Is the iPad Set to Dominate Public Schools?
New York City just dropped $1.3 million on 2,000 iPads. Should your local school district do the same?
Education
Outsourcing Education: Does It Matter If Someone in India Corrected Your College Paper?
That paper you think was corrected by a professor actually might have been marked up by someone halfway across the globe.
