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Now You Know: California’s Biggest Catches

Find out California’s biggest catches and other fish facts.

Now You Know: Health Care Costs

Facts on pharmceutical profits and national health care costs.

Greetings from Stearns Wharf

Built in 1872, Stearns Wharf is the oldest working wharf in California. It has survived devastating earthquakes and fires to become one of Santa Barbara’s most visited land marks.

Greetings from Sunken City

In 1929, the Paseo del Mar neighborhood of San Pedro began slipping into the ocean. The land movement continued through the early 1960’s. The only remnants of what was once an exclusive sea-side neighborhood are slabs of street and house foundations, now known as the “Sunken City.”

Commentary: Rural Hunger

Executive Producer Marley Klaus joins Producer Angela Shelley and Editor Omega Hsu to discuss the story behind the story of “Rural Hunger”.

Commentary: Child Uninsured

Executive Producer Marley Klaus joins Producer Angela Shelley to discuss the story behind the story of “Child Uninsured”.

Commentary: Water Trip

Executive Producer Marley Klaus joins Associate Producer Randa Cardwell and Editor Claire Didier to discuss the story behind the story of “Water Trip”.

Ice Cream, They Bark

Why can’t the California-based Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream company keep its customers’ paws off of it’s most profitable ice cream?

Pharmacy Retail Sales

How much do Californians pay for prescription drugs? Less than you might think. Much.

Gas Consumption

If gasoline consumption figures are any indication, Americans’ love affair with their cars is a relationship badly in need of some boundaries.

Turning to Wave Energy

It’s estimated that the world’s coastlines could generate up to 3 million megawatts of electricity annually. Just how much it would cost to generate the energy, though, is still being “worked out.”

Future Costs

Pensions and postponed payments paint a potentially gloomy picture for California’s fiscal future.

Per Pupil Spending

Just how much does California spend on each K-12 student and how does it compare with the other states?

Real Estate Windfalls

The increasingly cloudy housing boom of the early 21st century has a silver lining: property tax revenues are up.

Photos from Behind the Scenes