By Joanne Faryon, Brad Racino and Ryann Grochowski

The inewsource and KPBS Investigations Desk is embarking on a months-long examination of hospice — medically, financially, politically, and personally.

By Brooke Williams, Joanne Faryon, Brad Racino and Kevin Crowe

Developers have drooled for years over the Port of San Diego’s Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal. But each new idea — most with a football stadium attached — has been beaten back by those who believe a rare, deep water port should remain — just that.Today, Port Authority, the latest inewsource and KPBS investigation, tackles the question: Are we getting the biggest bang for our considerable bucks at that terminal?

By Kevin Crowe and Joanne Faryon

New research confirms the whooping cough vaccine is failing at a higher rate than expected

By Roxana Popescu and Brad Racino

Civilian deaths at the hands of U.S. Border Patrol agents are increasing even though illegal immigration and assaults against agents are down. This was the conclusion of a months-long investigation by nonprofit media organizations into incidents in three border states. Reporters identified at least 14 men and boys who have died since Oct. 1, 2009 after confrontations with Border Patrol agents.

California has a maze of laws written to make government transparent and to diminish the risks of dishonesty, favoritism and conflicts of interest, but sometimes there are gaps between what the laws say and what they actually do.