Behind the story

We're pulling back the curtain to show how fact-checking plays into inewsource’s process. Read More »

America’s Wall is the culmination of months of reporting and data analysis to better understand the evolution of the U.S.-Mexico border wall and its impact on illegal immigration. KPBS and inewsource were interested in the specific fencing types and locations, so we requested those from Border Patrol and mapped the responsive records. Read More »

To identify the increase in diabetes-related amputations in California, inewsource analyzed data from the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, the agency that collects information about the care provided to patients discharged from California hospitals. The data, compiled at the request of inewsource, includes more than 100 separate billing codes, by body part and procedure, detailing patients treated ... Read More »

Here's what it took for inewsource to pull together more than a million parcels and create a super-fast map allowing homeowners to search special taxes. Read More »

The California Department of Education provides standardized testing data, by year, for every school in the state. These tests, such as the ACT and SAT, are designed to gauge students’ capabilities and preparedness for college. inewsource reviewed and analyzed ACT, SAT and other results from the past five school years. The inewsource investigation into Gompers Preparatory Academy, in addition to ... Read More »

How we did the math to rank emissions from Southern California Gas Co.’s Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility compared to other U.S. underground storage operations Read More »