by Deborah Fallows
In San Bernardino, one way to help save the city is to save its library. (Read it here.)
Category Archives: San Bernardino CA
Building for the Future, in California’s Famously Failed City
Building for the Future, in California’s Famously Failed City
by James Fallows
The Los Angeles Times has a big, new demonstration of how bad things have gotten in the city of San Bernardino. Here’s a look at people doing their best, despite those odds. (Read it here.)
A High School That Changes Lives, One at a Time
A High School That Changes Lives, One at a Time
by Deborah Fallows Teachers and students in a bankrupt California city, determined to make progress (Read it here.)
Post-Memorial Day Note: Another Kind of Service, in San Bernardino
Post-Memorial Day Note: Another Kind of Service, in San Bernardino
by James Fallows
“I don’t just sit around. I don’t sleep much. That’s what I do. I do stuff.” The story of a man determined to do something for his town. (Read it here.)
Today a Bankrupt City Votes on Its Next Steps
Today a Bankrupt City Votes on Its Next Steps
by James Fallows
“We’ve gotten used to gridlock and stalemate at the national level. This is what it looks like for a city.” What civic dysfunction has in common with excessive CEO pay, and why it matters. (Read it here.)
What It’s Like When Your City Goes Broke
What It’s Like When Your City Goes Broke
by James Fallows
San Bernardino, California, is poor, and has a high unemployment rate, and is affected by drought, and is in bankruptcy court. But its real problem is something else. (Read it here.)
‘Generation Now’—What People Do, When There Seems to Be Nothing to Do
‘Generation Now’—What People Do, When There Seems to Be Nothing to Do
by James Fallows
The frustrations and inequalities of America’s second Gilded Age are as apparent in San Bernardino, California, as anywhere else in the country. Here is how one group of young people has chosen to respond. (Read it here.)
On SOTU Day, a ‘City Makers Summit’ and Some Next Steps in Civic Life
On SOTU Day, a ‘City Makers Summit’ and Some Next Steps in Civic Life
by James Fallows
A conference in Washington, a development across the country
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