Politics & Government
Tracking Power and Policy in the Valley
City councils, county boards, state legislation — we follow the decisions that shape your community.
Forensic data audit of the City of Lathrop's August-September 2026 speed studies along the Mossdale Elementary school corridor. Public records, raw telemetry, and GPS sensor placement analysis.
City councils, county boards, state legislation — we follow the decisions that shape your community.
Investigating law enforcement practices, court proceedings, and the prison system across the region.
Rent, displacement, homelessness, and the development deals reshaping neighborhoods.
Pollution, drought, pesticide exposure, and environmental justice in one of the nation's most impacted regions.
Between the Dais and the Pavement: Data center freezes in San Joaquin County, school corridor speed telemetry in Lathrop, red-light ticket rollbacks in Manteca, roadway safety discussions in Turlock, and East County rail groundbreakings in Oakley.
Telemetry, pedestrian collision logs, and public expenditure records show stark disparities between legacy neighborhoods and new master-planned developments.
Forensic data audit of the City of Lathrop's speed studies along the Mossdale Elementary school corridor. Public records, raw telemetry, and GPS sensor placement analysis.
When a local government agency places slick public relations campaigns ahead of basic statutory compliance, democracy degrades quietly, neighborhood by neighborhood.
California DOJ Open Justice data tracking law enforcement use-of-force incidents across Central Valley agencies under AB 71.
County-level eviction filing data from Princeton Eviction Lab and California Judicial Council for San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties.
State Water Resources Control Board testing data for Central Valley community water systems, including violation tracking.
Real-time and historical air quality data for the Valley, tracking PM2.5, ozone, and wildfire smoke impacts.
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