The California Issue

The state has built the future, for good and bad. Where are we headed next? 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That’s part of its magic. Read our first-ever California Issue to find out what roads the state will take us down next. Inside: A fight over a parking lot that [explains the housing crisis](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmXFEYP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8zMC9tYWdhemluZS9ob3VzaW5nLWJlcmtlbGV5LXlpbWJ5LWZpZ2h0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTImZW1jPWVkaXRfbWFfMjAyMzA2MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTQwMDUmbmw9dGhlLW5ldy15b3JrLXRpbWVzLW1hZ2F6aW5lJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzQ0OTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmR4GMx5ZLbjnrRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~); the future of California’s [power to shape national policy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmXFEYP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8zMC9tYWdhemluZS9jYWxpZm9ybmlhLWVmZmVjdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUyJmVtYz1lZGl0X21hXzIwMjMwNjAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk0MDA1Jm5sPXRoZS1uZXcteW9yay10aW1lcy1tYWdhemluZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM0NDk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkeBjMeWS24560Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~); how the state is [adapting to a warming world](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmXFEYP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8zMS9tYWdhemluZS9jYWxpZm9ybmlhLWZsb29kcy1kcm91Z2h0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUyJmVtYz1lZGl0X21hXzIwMjMwNjAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk0MDA1Jm5sPXRoZS1uZXcteW9yay10aW1lcy1tYWdhemluZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM0NDk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkeBjMeWS24560Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) — and more. FEATURES [[Article Image] Illustration by Benjamin Marra](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmXFEYP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8zMC9tYWdhemluZS9jYWxpZm9ybmlhLWZ1dHVyZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUyJmVtYz1lZGl0X21hXzIwMjMwNjAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk0MDA1Jm5sPXRoZS1uZXcteW9yay10aW1lcy1tYWdhemluZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM0NDk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkeBjMeWS24560Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [THE CALIFORNIA ISSUE California Builds the Future, for Good and Bad. What’s Next? From reparations to tax revolts, the Golden State tries out new ideas all the time. What roads will its latest experiments send us down? By Laila Lalami](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmXFEYP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8zMC9tYWdhemluZS9jYWxpZm9ybmlhLWZ1dHVyZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUyJmVtYz1lZGl0X21hXzIwMjMwNjAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk0MDA1Jm5sPXRoZS1uZXcteW9yay10aW1lcy1tYWdhemluZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM0NDk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkeBjMeWS24560Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [[Article Image] Paloma Dooley for The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmXFEYP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8zMC9tYWdhemluZS9ob3VzaW5nLWJlcmtlbGV5LXlpbWJ5LWZpZ2h0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTImZW1jPWVkaXRfbWFfMjAyMzA2MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTQwMDUmbmw9dGhlLW5ldy15b3JrLXRpbWVzLW1hZ2F6aW5lJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzQ0OTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmR4GMx5ZLbjnrRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [THE CALIFORNIA ISSUE A Tale of Paradise, Parking Lots and My Mother’s Berkeley Backyard Plans to build apartments have sparked a fight between progressive newcomers and nostalgic old-timers — with surprising allegiances in a writer’s hometown. By Daniel Duane](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmXFEYP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8zMC9tYWdhemluZS9ob3VzaW5nLWJlcmtlbGV5LXlpbWJ5LWZpZ2h0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTImZW1jPWVkaXRfbWFfMjAyMzA2MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTQwMDUmbmw9dGhlLW5ldy15b3JrLXRpbWVzLW1hZ2F6aW5lJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzQ0OTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmR4GMx5ZLbjnrRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [[Article Image] Illustration by Erik Carter](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmXFEYP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8zMC9tYWdhemluZS9jYWxpZm9ybmlhLWVmZmVjdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUyJmVtYz1lZGl0X21hXzIwMjMwNjAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk0MDA1Jm5sPXRoZS1uZXcteW9yay10aW1lcy1tYWdhemluZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM0NDk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkeBjMeWS24560Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [THE CALIFORNIA ISSUE Can the ‘California Effect’ Survive in a Hyperpartisan America? For decades the state has been setting policy for the whole nation. Now red states are pushing back. By Conor Dougherty](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmXFEYP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8zMC9tYWdhemluZS9jYWxpZm9ybmlhLWVmZmVjdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUyJmVtYz1lZGl0X21hXzIwMjMwNjAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk0MDA1Jm5sPXRoZS1uZXcteW9yay10aW1lcy1tYWdhemluZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM0NDk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkeBjMeWS24560Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [[Article Image] Illustration by Jacqueline Tam](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmXFEYP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8zMS9tYWdhemluZS9jYWxpZm9ybmlhLWZsb29kcy1kcm91Z2h0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUyJmVtYz1lZGl0X21hXzIwMjMwNjAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk0MDA1Jm5sPXRoZS1uZXcteW9yay10aW1lcy1tYWdhemluZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM0NDk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkeBjMeWS24560Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [THE CALIFORNIA ISSUE First Drought, Then Flood. Can the West Learn to Live Between Extremes? When Californians aren’t thirsting for water, they’re drowning in it. But experts see a way to navigate climate swings. By Brooke Jarvis](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmXFEYP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8zMS9tYWdhemluZS9jYWxpZm9ybmlhLWZsb29kcy1kcm91Z2h0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUyJmVtYz1lZGl0X21hXzIwMjMwNjAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk0MDA1Jm5sPXRoZS1uZXcteW9yay10aW1lcy1tYWdhemluZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM0NDk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkeBjMeWS24560Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [[Article Image] Laura Morton](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmXFEYP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8zMS9tYWdhemluZS9haS1zdGFydC11cC1hY2NlbGVyYXRvci1zYW4tZnJhbmNpc2NvLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTImZW1jPWVkaXRfbWFfMjAyMzA2MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTQwMDUmbmw9dGhlLW5ldy15b3JrLXRpbWVzLW1hZ2F6aW5lJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzQ0OTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmR4GMx5ZLbjnrRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [THE CALIFORNIA ISSUE A Week With the Wild Children of the A.I. Boom In Silicon Valley’s hacker houses, the latest crop of young entrepreneurs is partying, innovating — and hoping not to get crushed by the big guys. By Yiren Lu](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmXFEYP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8zMS9tYWdhemluZS9haS1zdGFydC11cC1hY2NlbGVyYXRvci1zYW4tZnJhbmNpc2NvLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTImZW1jPWVkaXRfbWFfMjAyMzA2MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTQwMDUmbmw9dGhlLW5ldy15b3JrLXRpbWVzLW1hZ2F6aW5lJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzQ0OTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmR4GMx5ZLbjnrRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [[Article Image] Devin Oktar Yalkin for The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmXFEYP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8wMS9tYWdhemluZS9mcmVzbm8tcG9saXRpY3MtcG92ZXJ0eS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUyJmVtYz1lZGl0X21hXzIwMjMwNjAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk0MDA1Jm5sPXRoZS1uZXcteW9yay10aW1lcy1tYWdhemluZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM0NDk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkeBjMeWS24560Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [THE CALIFORNIA ISSUE In California’s Heartland, a New Resistance Movement Is Taking Root How do you change a place as polluted and desperately unequal as the San Joaquin Valley? By Mark Arax](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmXFEYP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8wMS9tYWdhemluZS9mcmVzbm8tcG9saXRpY3MtcG92ZXJ0eS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUyJmVtYz1lZGl0X21hXzIwMjMwNjAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk0MDA1Jm5sPXRoZS1uZXcteW9yay10aW1lcy1tYWdhemluZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM0NDk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkeBjMeWS24560Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [[Article Image] Deb Leal for The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmXFEYP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8wMS9tYWdhemluZS9sYXRpbm8tbWFsbC1sb3MtYW5nZWxlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUyJmVtYz1lZGl0X21hXzIwMjMwNjAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk0MDA1Jm5sPXRoZS1uZXcteW9yay10aW1lcy1tYWdhemluZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM0NDk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkeBjMeWS24560Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [THE CALIFORNIA ISSUE Greetings From ‘Mexicoland’ A Los Angeles shopping plaza is a preview of California’s Latino future. 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