Student & Alumni Work

Award of Excellence: Untitled

Across the ocean: a Japanese American story of war and homecoming

A man in a red hat, plaid shirt, and glasses sits at a desk and flips through a binder.

Farmers Need Help to Survive. A New Crop of Farm Advocates Is on the Way.

Cara Nixon ('24) reports on the necessity for advocacy in the farming community.

Matthew Shelton stands with his peers, displaying his "Teacher of the Month" certificate.

Records detail how Benicia teacher accused of sexual misconduct regained teaching license

Holly McDede ('25) exposes how a teacher charged with sexual misconduct was able to regain his teaching license and was charged again with molesting students in Benicia, CA.

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Political Influence of Behested Payments

Laura Fitzgerald ('24) and Max Harrison-Caldwell ('24) report on how behested payments influence California politics.

Dappled light falls on the brightly colored quilt.

Audio documentary: Forced Sterilization Survivors Undertake Own Healing After Feeling ‘Silenced Again’ by State

Cayla Mihalovich ('24) reports how, feeling dismissed by the State, survivors of forced sterilization in California created their own memorialization project.

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This is the secret system that covers up police misconduct — and ensures problem officers can get hired again

Katey Rusch ('20) and Casey Smith ('20) uncover the secret system that hides police misconduct throughout California.

How California police agencies dole out disability pensions to problem officers: Key takeaways from our investigation

The IRP's Katey Rusch reports on how law enforcement agencies throughout California have doled out tax-free pensions in order to get rid of to problem officers.

Joselyn Smith, a white woman with blonde hair, leans against the wall looking directly into the camera.

Pediatricians’ obesity guidelines rest on shaky evidence about eating disorder risks

Kate Raphael investigates how new pediatric guidelines for treating obesity could fuel the development of eating disorders for STAT News.

Mary Cooper, an older white woman in a checkered button down shirt sits in a wheelchair at the kitchen table.

Doctors Saved Her Life. She Didn’t Want Them To.

The IRP's Kate Raphael reports on how “do not resuscitate” orders are often overlooked or misunderstood, the latest in our reporting on Aging in America.

Three oil drilling rigs are in front of a backdrop of sunrise and telephone wires.

How campaign funds and charitable donations help Big Oil wield power in Sacramento

Laura Fitzgerald ('24) and Max Harrison-Caldwell ('24) investigate how charitable contributions help Big Oil wield power in California politics.

Painting of a woman looking through a barred window at a pigeon.

They Earned Parole. A Court Order Keeps Them From Returning Home

Cayla Mihalovich investigates how a court order is keeping people in California incarcerated, even when they have been approved for parole.

A collage with images of rural land, a baby, and pieces of documents involving the Northern Cheyenne Tribe

A Baby Adopted, A Family Divided

The IRP's Bernice Yeung reports on how a non-native family adopted a baby girl from the Northern Cheyenne reservation, circumventing the mission of the Indian Child Welfare Act.

Screenshot of the Permian Proud website homepage which reads Permian Proud in blue capital letters. Underneath, a photo of two men in an oil field wearing blue shirts, blue jeans, and white hard hats.

Oil and ink mix as Chevron reports the ‘news’ in Texas, New Mexico

Felicia Alvarez reports on how Chevron has become a primary news source for people in Texas and New Mexico.

Elsie Saldaña standing in an orchard in the Central Valley, wearing a plaid shirt and looking at the camera. The lush, green orchard provides a serene backdrop.

The Enduring Reign of El Daña, Drag King of the Central Valley

Celeste Hamilton Dennis profiles El Daña, the oldest performing drag king in the country.

A woman with long dark hair in a white top sits on a bed and smiles, with a green wall and window in the background, exuding an air of healing amidst her journey as one of the forced sterilization survivors.

Forced Sterilization Survivors Undertake Own Healing After Feeling ‘Silenced Again’ by State

Cayla Mihalovich ('24) investigates how survivors of forced sterilization in California find healin

Illustration of people walking towards a factory emitting smoke, with digital screens overlaying the scene, reminiscent of stories on a news site.

Chevron owns this city’s news site. Many stories aren’t told.

IRP reporters Felicia Alvarez ('23), Maria Fernanda Bernal ('23) and Richard Tzul ('23) investigate Chevron's control over Richmond's local news.

A granite headstone with a photo and flowers commemorates Shayne Allen Sutherland Sr., a dedicated Californian, born 1990 and died 2020.

Revealed: at least 22 Californians have died while being held face down by police since 2016

Lisa Pickoff White ('09) reports on people who have died while held in prone restraint in this latest installment from the California Reporting Project.

An older person in a red shirt holds two round hat boxes, one red and one white with gold rope handles, reminiscent of homes filled with cherished keepsakes.

‘It’s a crisis’: Chronic hoarding is costing some older people their homes

Celeste Hamilton Dennis ('24) reports on how chronic hoarding puts San Francisco seniors at risk of eviction and a peer-led support program to help older adults confront the issue and stay in their homes.