Twenty-nine states provide access to information from child care inspection and complaint records online. Another nine have online access to limited information or for a limited group of facilities. In the remaining states, including in California, the public can’t get details about inspection findings online.
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Katharine Mieszkowski is a senior reporter and producer for Reveal. She's also been a senior writer for Salon and Fast Company. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, Slate and on NPR's "All Things Considered."
Her coverage has won national awards, including the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award two years in a row, an Online News Association Award, a Webby Award and a Society of Environmental Journalists Award. Mieszkowski has a bachelor's degree from Yale University. She is based in Reveal's Emeryville, California, office.
Posted inDay Care
Day care center records for Alameda, Contra Costa counties now online
Curious about your child’s day care center? Search for detailed state records for facilities in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, in addition to the information already available for Santa Clara and Napa counties.
Posted inClimate Change, Environment, The Secrets of the Drought
California water officials aren’t following own call for conservation
Many of the local officials urging the public to save water during California’s crippling drought actually are profligate water users themselves.
Posted inClimate Change, Environment, The Secrets of the Drought
Why the California drought affects everyone
Here’s a guide to what’s causing the drought and what it means for all of us.
Posted inEnvironment
California water districts face suit for ignoring conservation law
A horse grazes at a ranch near Merced County, Calif. More than 20 of the state’s largest water districts have failed to turn in water management plans.Associated Press After largely ignoring a conservation law passed during the last drought, some of California’s largest agricultural water districts are facing a lawsuit that would force them to […]
Posted inUncategorized
California puts limited information on day care facilities online
The Department of Social Services launched its new search tool, which includes key facts about state-licensed child care centers and home-based day care facilities.
Posted inEnvironment
Amid drought, laws to track California’s biggest water users ignored
Water runs along a farm irrigation ditch in Richvale, Calif. Amid a drought, most agricultural water districts are ignoring laws to track their flow.Jae C. Hong/Associated Press The last time California endured a drought, legislators set their sights on the state’s heaviest water users: farmers. The state designed laws to push agricultural water districts to […]
Posted inUncategorized
CIR puts child care center records for 2 Bay Area counties online
Parents in Napa and Santa Clara counties now can find out online whether the facilities they entrust with their children have had violations and complaints against them.
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In reversal, Navy to survey Treasure Island residences for radiation
Residents have been clamoring for years for a more thorough investigation of their housing as contaminated objects have been found in and near occupied areas.
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CIR seeks help to shine light on California day care records
CIR and NBC Bay Area are launching a new project to collect Bay Area day care facility records with the help of community volunteers.