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The rail line through Del Mar in this file photo, Dec. 11, 2018

Bluffs Along Del Mar Train Tracks Present Dilemma For Transit Authorities

The North County Transit District is hoping to hear this month about an $18 million federal grant that would help stabilize crumbling bluffs next to the railway line through Del Mar. It would cost billions to move the tracks to safer ground inland.

Voters stand in line to cast their ballots inside Calvary Baptist Church in Rosenberg, Texas, on March 1, during the primaries.

U.S. Appeals Court Finds Texas Voter ID Law Discriminates Against Minority Voters

The 5th Circuit ruled that the law might not intentionally violate voters' rights, but does have a discriminatory effect. It called for a lower court to fix the problem before the November elections.

One State, Unaffordable: Your Housing Questions, Answered

When it comes to living in California and why it costs so much — you have a lot of questions. We set out to get answers.

Amelia Randall Meath and Nicholas Sanborn of Sylvan Esso perform at the NPR Music showcase during 2017's SXSW.

30 Must-Read (Or Must-Revisit) NPR Music Articles From 2017

The mystery of a "missing" classic rocker, a record collector who desires just one album, Austrians who bungled their way to celebrity, a fake genre we invented ... the gang's all here.

Roy Moore, GOP candidate for Senate in Alabama, waits to speak during an event with supporters Thursday. Moore, who has been accused of sexual assault by multiple women, has refused to drop out.

11 Scenarios For How The Roy Moore Saga Could Play Out

Republican power brokers in D.C. are devising lots of schemes to try to edge out Roy Moore, the GOP Senate nominee in Alabama who has been accused of sexual misconduct and sexual assault.

Catalan regional President Carles Puigdemont addresses the media after a ceremony commemorating the 77th anniversary of the death of Catalan leader Lluis Companys at the Montjuic Cemetery in Barcelona, Spain, on Sunday.

Spain Moves To Strip Catalonia's Autonomy After Secession Showdown

Spain said it would invoke a constitutional clause allowing it to impose direct rule over semi-autonomous Catalonia after the region's leader refused to categorically renounce independence.

A customer purchases marijuana at Harborside marijuana dispensary, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, in Oakland, Calif. Starting New Year's Day, recreational marijuana can be sold legally in California.

San Diego Starts Cashing In On Legalized Cannabis

The first month of legal recreational marijuana sales in San Diego brought in just under $360,000 from a voter-approved cannabis business tax. The money could help fund raises for San Diego police officers.

A guard escorts a detained immigrant from his "segregation cell" back into the general population at the Adelanto Detention Facility in November 2013. Today the privately run ICE facility in Adelanto, Calif., houses nearly 2,000 men and women and has come under sharp criticism by the California attorney general and other investigators for health and safety problems.

Watchdogs Cite Lax Medical And Mental Health Treatment Of ICE Detainees

The Adelanto ICE Processing Center houses nearly 2,000 people in California. Federal, state and watchdog reviews say the Florida-based firm that runs Adelanto fails to provide adequate health care.

Howard Jarvis and Paul Gann celebrate after Proposition 13 wins on June 6, 1978.

Proposition 13: The Birth Of California’s Taxpayer Revolt

40 years ago California voters passed Proposition 13. The election reshaped the California dream for generations.

A law gives Californians sweeping new data privacy rights which could reverberate nationwide.

California Passes Strict Internet Privacy Law With Implications For The Country

A law gives Californians sweeping new data privacy rights and could reverberate nationwide — all because a rich Bay Area real estate developer leveraged the state's ballot initiative process.

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