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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-california-report-magazine/id1314750545?mt=2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Listen to this and more in-depth storytelling by subscribing to The California Report Magazine podcast.\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[dropcap]F[/dropcap]or many Californians, their only reference point for the Coachella Valley is the \u003ca href=\"https://coachella.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">annual music festival\u003c/a> which kicks off this week, where tens of thousands of concert-goers from around the world gather to see big-name headliners and party in the desert. But there’s another side to Coachella — the one the locals see.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thousands of acres of date palms. Early morning dew on the grape vines. A thriving indigenous community. The backyard concerts where local artists have created their own music scene. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And also, high asthma rates. The decaying \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11737659/theres-so-much-here-thats-still-alive-young-filmmakers-document-a-dying-salton-sea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Salton Sea\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want people to know what it’s really like, and the issues we’re facing. Because it’s something that I face, too,” said 24-year-old Bryan Mendez, a reporter with \u003ca href=\"http://coachellaunincorporated.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coachella Unincorporated\u003c/a>, where young people write and document the stories of this valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11739127\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11739127\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/DSCF8204-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/DSCF8204-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/DSCF8204-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/DSCF8204-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/DSCF8204-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/DSCF8204-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/DSCF8204.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bryan Mendez is a filmmaker and farmworker from the Eastern Coachella Valley. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mendez grew up picking grapes with his parents. He still does farm work and construction to pay the bills. But he’s also a talented photographer and filmmaker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Report Magazine’s host Sasha Khokha teamed up with Mendez to take a tour of his Coachella Valley, from the orchard where his mom takes a lift 60 feet up in the air to harvest dates, to the local joint where you can eat homemade ice cream made from Mexican pastries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Take a look at a few of Mendez’s photos:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11739138\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11739138\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36457_The-trailer-where-I-grew-up-half-of-my-life-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36457_The-trailer-where-I-grew-up-half-of-my-life-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36457_The-trailer-where-I-grew-up-half-of-my-life-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36457_The-trailer-where-I-grew-up-half-of-my-life-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36457_The-trailer-where-I-grew-up-half-of-my-life-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36457_The-trailer-where-I-grew-up-half-of-my-life-qut.jpg 1776w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The trailer where Mendez grew up in the Eastern Coachella Valley. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11737885\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11737885\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36328_Cruzito-qut-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36328_Cruzito-qut-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36328_Cruzito-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36328_Cruzito-qut-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36328_Cruzito-qut-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36328_Cruzito-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cruzito, a farmworker who works with Mendez in the vines. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11737895\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11737895 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36339_Jose%CC%81-el-palmero-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36339_José-el-palmero-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36339_José-el-palmero-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36339_José-el-palmero-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36339_José-el-palmero-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36339_José-el-palmero-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Before working the palms, Jose was a carpenter in Michoacán. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11737897\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11737897\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36341_Palmero-sin-miedo-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36341_Palmero-sin-miedo-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36341_Palmero-sin-miedo-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36341_Palmero-sin-miedo-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36341_Palmero-sin-miedo-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36341_Palmero-sin-miedo-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A family owned and operated farm in the Coachella Valley. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11737899\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11737899 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36342_Palmeros-en-Oasis-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36342_Palmeros-en-Oasis-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36342_Palmeros-en-Oasis-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36342_Palmeros-en-Oasis-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36342_Palmeros-en-Oasis-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36342_Palmeros-en-Oasis-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Palm leaves are lifted with cranes to work the dates. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11737878\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11737878 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36322_Campesina-en-la-lluvia-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36322_Campesina-en-la-lluvia-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36322_Campesina-en-la-lluvia-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36322_Campesina-en-la-lluvia-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36322_Campesina-en-la-lluvia-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36322_Campesina-en-la-lluvia-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Farmers harvesting spinach during the rainy season in Oasis, CA. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11737881\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11737881\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36324_Campesinos-en-la-lluvia-2-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36324_Campesinos-en-la-lluvia-2-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36324_Campesinos-en-la-lluvia-2-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36324_Campesinos-en-la-lluvia-2-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36324_Campesinos-en-la-lluvia-2-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36324_Campesinos-en-la-lluvia-2-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yellow ponchos are known to be uncomfortable for female workers. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11737891\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11737891\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36335_Generaciones-del-valle-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36335_Generaciones-del-valle-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36335_Generaciones-del-valle-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36335_Generaciones-del-valle-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36335_Generaciones-del-valle-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36335_Generaciones-del-valle-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yisel Ibarra plays soccer at Desert Mirage High School, which became the first school in the Coachella Valley to win a state title this year. Before this year the team had hardly won any games. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11737892\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11737892\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36336_Generaciones_-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36336_Generaciones_-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36336_Generaciones_-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36336_Generaciones_-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36336_Generaciones_-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36336_Generaciones_-qut.jpg 1776w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A young speaker at The Women’s March in Coachella Valley, 2018. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11737890\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11737890\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36334_Flor-en-el-diserto_-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36334_Flor-en-el-diserto_-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36334_Flor-en-el-diserto_-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36334_Flor-en-el-diserto_-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36334_Flor-en-el-diserto_-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36334_Flor-en-el-diserto_-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Desert flowers in the Coachella Valley. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11739129\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36455_Palmas-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Palm trees in the Eastern Coachella Valley.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11739129\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36455_Palmas-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36455_Palmas-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36455_Palmas-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36455_Palmas-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36455_Palmas-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Palm trees in the Eastern Coachella Valley. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11737896\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11737896 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36340_Palmas-Olvidadas_-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36340_Palmas-Olvidadas_-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36340_Palmas-Olvidadas_-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36340_Palmas-Olvidadas_-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36340_Palmas-Olvidadas_-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36340_Palmas-Olvidadas_-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Date palms have become a growing industry for local families. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11737901\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11737901 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36346_The-Salton-Sea-qut-800x451.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36346_The-Salton-Sea-qut-800x451.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36346_The-Salton-Sea-qut-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36346_The-Salton-Sea-qut-1020x575.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36346_The-Salton-Sea-qut-1200x677.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36346_The-Salton-Sea-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Salton Sea is one of the world’s largest inland seas, but the water is toxic, and might be causing respiratory illnesses throughout the Eastern Coachella Valley community. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11737889\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11737889 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36333_El-Valle-de-Coachella_-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36333_El-Valle-de-Coachella_-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36333_El-Valle-de-Coachella_-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36333_El-Valle-de-Coachella_-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36333_El-Valle-de-Coachella_-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36333_El-Valle-de-Coachella_-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Coachella Valley at sunset. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-california-report-magazine/id1314750545?mt=2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Listen to this and more in-depth storytelling by subscribing to The California Report Magazine podcast.\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__dropcapShortcode__dropcap\">F\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>or many Californians, their only reference point for the Coachella Valley is the \u003ca href=\"https://coachella.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">annual music festival\u003c/a> which kicks off this week, where tens of thousands of concert-goers from around the world gather to see big-name headliners and party in the desert. But there’s another side to Coachella — the one the locals see.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thousands of acres of date palms. Early morning dew on the grape vines. A thriving indigenous community. The backyard concerts where local artists have created their own music scene. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And also, high asthma rates. The decaying \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11737659/theres-so-much-here-thats-still-alive-young-filmmakers-document-a-dying-salton-sea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Salton Sea\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want people to know what it’s really like, and the issues we’re facing. Because it’s something that I face, too,” said 24-year-old Bryan Mendez, a reporter with \u003ca href=\"http://coachellaunincorporated.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coachella Unincorporated\u003c/a>, where young people write and document the stories of this valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11739127\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11739127\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/DSCF8204-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/DSCF8204-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/DSCF8204-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/DSCF8204-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/DSCF8204-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/DSCF8204-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/DSCF8204.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bryan Mendez is a filmmaker and farmworker from the Eastern Coachella Valley. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mendez grew up picking grapes with his parents. He still does farm work and construction to pay the bills. But he’s also a talented photographer and filmmaker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Report Magazine’s host Sasha Khokha teamed up with Mendez to take a tour of his Coachella Valley, from the orchard where his mom takes a lift 60 feet up in the air to harvest dates, to the local joint where you can eat homemade ice cream made from Mexican pastries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Take a look at a few of Mendez’s photos:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11739138\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11739138\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36457_The-trailer-where-I-grew-up-half-of-my-life-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36457_The-trailer-where-I-grew-up-half-of-my-life-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36457_The-trailer-where-I-grew-up-half-of-my-life-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36457_The-trailer-where-I-grew-up-half-of-my-life-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36457_The-trailer-where-I-grew-up-half-of-my-life-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36457_The-trailer-where-I-grew-up-half-of-my-life-qut.jpg 1776w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The trailer where Mendez grew up in the Eastern Coachella Valley. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11737885\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11737885\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36328_Cruzito-qut-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36328_Cruzito-qut-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36328_Cruzito-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36328_Cruzito-qut-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36328_Cruzito-qut-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36328_Cruzito-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cruzito, a farmworker who works with Mendez in the vines. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11737895\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11737895 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36339_Jose%CC%81-el-palmero-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36339_José-el-palmero-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36339_José-el-palmero-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36339_José-el-palmero-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36339_José-el-palmero-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36339_José-el-palmero-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Before working the palms, Jose was a carpenter in Michoacán. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11737897\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11737897\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36341_Palmero-sin-miedo-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36341_Palmero-sin-miedo-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36341_Palmero-sin-miedo-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36341_Palmero-sin-miedo-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36341_Palmero-sin-miedo-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36341_Palmero-sin-miedo-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A family owned and operated farm in the Coachella Valley. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11737899\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11737899 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36342_Palmeros-en-Oasis-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36342_Palmeros-en-Oasis-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36342_Palmeros-en-Oasis-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36342_Palmeros-en-Oasis-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36342_Palmeros-en-Oasis-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36342_Palmeros-en-Oasis-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Palm leaves are lifted with cranes to work the dates. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11737878\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11737878 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36322_Campesina-en-la-lluvia-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36322_Campesina-en-la-lluvia-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36322_Campesina-en-la-lluvia-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36322_Campesina-en-la-lluvia-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36322_Campesina-en-la-lluvia-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36322_Campesina-en-la-lluvia-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Farmers harvesting spinach during the rainy season in Oasis, CA. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11737881\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11737881\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36324_Campesinos-en-la-lluvia-2-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36324_Campesinos-en-la-lluvia-2-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36324_Campesinos-en-la-lluvia-2-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36324_Campesinos-en-la-lluvia-2-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36324_Campesinos-en-la-lluvia-2-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36324_Campesinos-en-la-lluvia-2-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yellow ponchos are known to be uncomfortable for female workers. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11737891\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11737891\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36335_Generaciones-del-valle-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36335_Generaciones-del-valle-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36335_Generaciones-del-valle-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36335_Generaciones-del-valle-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36335_Generaciones-del-valle-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36335_Generaciones-del-valle-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yisel Ibarra plays soccer at Desert Mirage High School, which became the first school in the Coachella Valley to win a state title this year. Before this year the team had hardly won any games. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11737892\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11737892\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36336_Generaciones_-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36336_Generaciones_-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36336_Generaciones_-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36336_Generaciones_-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36336_Generaciones_-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36336_Generaciones_-qut.jpg 1776w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A young speaker at The Women’s March in Coachella Valley, 2018. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11737890\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11737890\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36334_Flor-en-el-diserto_-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36334_Flor-en-el-diserto_-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36334_Flor-en-el-diserto_-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36334_Flor-en-el-diserto_-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36334_Flor-en-el-diserto_-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36334_Flor-en-el-diserto_-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Desert flowers in the Coachella Valley. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11739129\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36455_Palmas-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Palm trees in the Eastern Coachella Valley.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11739129\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36455_Palmas-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36455_Palmas-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36455_Palmas-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36455_Palmas-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36455_Palmas-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Palm trees in the Eastern Coachella Valley. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11737896\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11737896 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36340_Palmas-Olvidadas_-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36340_Palmas-Olvidadas_-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36340_Palmas-Olvidadas_-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36340_Palmas-Olvidadas_-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36340_Palmas-Olvidadas_-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36340_Palmas-Olvidadas_-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Date palms have become a growing industry for local families. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11737901\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11737901 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36346_The-Salton-Sea-qut-800x451.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36346_The-Salton-Sea-qut-800x451.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36346_The-Salton-Sea-qut-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36346_The-Salton-Sea-qut-1020x575.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36346_The-Salton-Sea-qut-1200x677.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36346_The-Salton-Sea-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Salton Sea is one of the world’s largest inland seas, but the water is toxic, and might be causing respiratory illnesses throughout the Eastern Coachella Valley community. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Mendez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11737889\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11737889 size-medium\" 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"content": "\u003cp>For communications professor Jason Jarvis and his wife, Jun, California just got more expensive. The Inglewood couple, who last year paid $16,000 in state and local taxes, were only able to deduct $10,000 of it from their federal taxes this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — signed last year by President Trump and cheered by Republicans in Congress — cost the Jarvis family between $4,500 and $5,000 in deductions, raising their bill from the Internal Revenue Service even after a larger child tax credit for their 15-month-old son, Kellar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='medium' align='right']'As the Golden State’s first Tax Day without the old SALT break approaches, that dear, departed deduction has been Topic A in California.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The financial hit came with political bruises for Jarvis, a 45-year-old Democrat who disliked how the Republican plan slashed taxes for corporations and people making a lot more than he does.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The federal government really jacked us,” he said. “I don’t have a problem with my tax dollars going toward education, homelessness, I’m in favor of all that. But a tax cut for billionaires off my back? That’s too much.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While millions of California families saw their federal taxes fall this tax season, the Jarvis family is among an estimated \u003ca href=\"https://www.ftb.ca.gov/law/legis/Federal-Tax-Changes/CAPreliminaryReport3Provisions-Revise.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1 million households\u003c/a> who are paying more — actually some $12 billion more, according to the Franchise Tax Board. That’s because the cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions disproportionately impacted progressive states with high taxes by limiting the amount residents used to be able to deduct from their federal filings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, as the Golden State’s first Tax Day without the old SALT break approaches, that dear, departed deduction has been Topic A in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As taxpayers are filing their returns this month, many of them are discovering the bite the federally imposed SALT cap is taking out of their wallet,” state Controller Betty Yee, a Democrat, noted. In fact, the topic recently and randomly popped up in the middle of a discussion on the state economy sponsored by the Sacramento Press Club featuring Yee, state Treasurer Fiona Ma and Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s just scandalous that the Trump administration did away with our SALT deduction,” Kounalakis declared to a round of hearty applause from the Capitol audience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label='CALmatters Explains' link1='https://calmatters.org/articles/the-open-secret-about-california-taxes/?utm_source=explainer&utm_medium=promo-embed&utm_campaign=taxes,The Open Secrets About California Taxes: Read More About How Taxes in the Golden State Work']\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Who Took the SALT Hit\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>California ranks 10th in overall taxation and has the highest personal income tax rate at 13.3 percent for millionaires. It used to be that affluent Californians could salve that wound by capitalizing on unlimited SALT deductions to lower their federal obligations. No more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now — as the lieutenant governor noted at the Press Club conversation — that lost haven has not only set off statewide grousing, but also could give wealthier people an incentive to flee, threatening California’s finances since the state relies for half of its personal income taxes on people making \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/articles/the-open-secret-about-california-taxes/#Theres-instability-\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$500,000 or more\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is a real existential threat to our ability to ensure that our tax collection is going to result in what we need to fund our general fund,” Kounalakis said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steve Levy, director and senior economist of the Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy, begs to differ: The overall federal personal income tax changes aren’t really that dramatic, and the households paying more in 2018 can afford to pay more, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is true. California’s progressive tax structure means about 43,000 top-bracket residents earning more than $1 million a year will pay the lion’s share of the SALT cap by contributing $9 billion more to Uncle Sam, according to FTB.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"https://e.infogram.com/e56b0004-7938-460b-97e4-e3c35f212260?src=embed\" title=\"SALT cap\" width=\"550\" height=\"820\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Levy said he and his wife paid more this year because they were hurt by the SALT cap. However, his son paid less as a result of the increased child tax credit and benefited from a 20 percent deduction on self-employed income.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Overall,” Levy said, “the personal income tax changes are not a big deal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, there’s a band of 619,000 taxpayers earning between $100,000 and $250,000 who are being particularly hurt by the loss of the full deduction, especially those who purchased in recent years during a strong real estate market. The median home price in California is \u003ca href=\"https://www.car.org/aboutus/mediacenter/newsreleases/2019releases/december2018sales\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$534,140\u003c/a> compared to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$249,500\u003c/a> nationally, according to the National Association of Realtors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This upper middle group is relatively affluent, but California is a high-cost state. And members of the cohort not only pay a significant amount to the state through income taxes but contribute the most of any group on property taxes since they tend to be homeowners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the FTB, 5.9 million taxpayers reported itemized deductions on federal income taxes in 2015. Of them, 2.1 million made between $100,000 and $250,000. This group claimed $11 billion in real estate tax deductions, more than any other group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Why them?” asks Darien Shanske, a law professor at UC Davis. “It’s hard to understand why they should be the ones to get a big tax increase. A very wealthy real estate investor in Texas doesn’t get a tax increase. And that’s the arbitrariness of it, right?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11739614\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 572px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/YeeEleni.jpg\" alt=\"Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, right, told a Sacramento audience that the loss of the SALT deduction is “scandalous.” Treasurer Betty Yee, center, says that as Tax Day approaches, Californians are “discovering the bite.”\" width=\"572\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11739614\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/YeeEleni.jpg 572w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/YeeEleni-160x134.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, right, told a Sacramento audience that the loss of the SALT deduction is “scandalous.” Treasurer Betty Yee, center, says that as Tax Day approaches, Californians are “discovering the bite.” \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Sacramento Press Club)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Shanske was among a group of legal experts supportive of a state workaround. Former Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León proposed legislation last year that would have sidestepped the $10,000 limit by offering state tax credits in such a way that California taxpayers could then claim charitable deductions on their federal filings. The tax maneuver was nixed by former Gov. Jerry Brown as too complex at the same time the Internal Revenue Service proposed regulations banning such state workarounds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Currently, the SALT cap will expire at the end of 2025, meaning the loss of the full deduction is temporary. If political winds shift and there’s an effort to make it permanent, the professor says California may need to rethink its own tax structure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If it’s temporary, I don’t know there’s much to be done,” Shanske said. “If it’s permanent, then it is something that California has to take seriously.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Who’s Getting the Blame\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has \u003ca href=\"https://www.wamc.org/post/cuomo-contends-rich-are-fleeing-new-york-over-salt\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">suggested\u003c/a> that changes to the federal tax code are causing some high-income earners to flee that high-cost state. However, a new \u003ca href=\"https://www.nj.com/politics/2019/04/trumps-curb-on-property-tax-breaks-isnt-prompting-residents-to-flee-nj-for-lower-tax-states-not-yet-at-least-report-says.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">report\u003c/a> from Moody’s this week says it hasn’t found the SALT cap is causing New Yorkers or Californians to flee just yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The impact of the SALT cap enacted in 2017 will be felt widely for the first time this tax season and possibly spur some out-migration, but jobs and demographic trends will continue to influence relocation patterns more than tax burdens,” Moody’s stated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Professor Shanske said one way to give this upper-middle group relief is to raise the SALT cap to $20,000. This would allow the federal government to continue reaping taxes from the very wealthy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='medium' align='right' citation='San Diego County taxpayer Darrel Lawrence']'The thing that drives me bananas about this is not only did my tax bill go up $2,000, services are getting slashed and the federal deficit is exploding.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Jarvis family is typical of this band of people who feel middle class even if they don’t fit the description of middle class. Last year, the Pew Research Center pinpointed the middle of the middle class as \u003ca href=\"https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/09/06/the-american-middle-class-is-stable-in-size-but-losing-ground-financially-to-upper-income-families/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$78,442\u003c/a> for a household of three.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By comparison, Jarvis and his wife, Jun, a buyer for a tool importing company, made a combined $125,000 last year. They have an 800-square-foot home in Inglewood to be close to Jarvis’ work at Loyola Marymount University.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, they are on a budget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The tax changes hurt us,” said Jarvis. “Between mortgage, child care, paying off student loans, the credit cards. Look, there’s plenty of people in this state who are way worse off than we are, but that money mattered.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Indeed, many families who purchased homes in recent years say they factored the tax deductions into their monthly finances. Darrel Lawrence, 43, and his wife rolled all the equity they gained on a two-bedroom starter home in Poway that they bought for $315,000 in 2011 into a $750,000 home four years later in an unincorporated part of San Diego County once their daughter arrived.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We wanted something a little newer and nicer so we rolled everything into a bigger house knowing it would be a big mortgage payment but the interest was all deductible,” said the technology worker. “We had property taxes and Mello Roos (fees) but that was all deductible. ... I always assumed that it would be grandfathered in. I just never thought they would change the rules on us when everybody budgets for this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lawrence, a Democrat, said he places blame squarely on Republicans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The thing that drives me bananas about this is not only did my tax bill go up $2,000, services are getting slashed and the federal deficit is exploding,” he said. “It just feels like there’s this incredible graft going on where you’re taking more money from me. You’re giving it away to these really wealthy people and you’re increasing the debt.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Where the Votes Are\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Californians could be voting their pocketbooks on this issue. Polling data suggested the $10,000 SALT deduction along with the $750,000 cap on mortgage interest deduction \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/19/us/politics/trump-tax-cut-republican.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">factored\u003c/a> into Republican losses when Democrats swept all seven U.S. House seats in Orange County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then again, a state with 18.5 million personal income tax returns, each household has a different experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='medium' align='left' citation='Retired Cal Fire Capt. Peter Antonell of Monterey County']'The new law certainly accentuates that taxes in blue states are pretty high.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Peter Antonell, a 64-year-old retired Cal Fire captain who lives in north Monterey County, said his partner made $30,000 more last year than in 2017 but their marginal tax rate fell to 24 percent from 28 percent, causing them to pay the same amount of taxes as last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In dollar terms, the federal taxes for 2018 were almost identical even though we made considerably more money,” Antonell said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The couple also made large charitable donations in the aftermath of the Camp Fire in Butte County so they were able to itemize deductions rather than take the $24,000 standard deduction for joint filers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Antonell said it wasn’t fair of congressional Republicans to target California for revenue by limiting the SALT deduction, but he also doesn’t like California’s high income and sales taxes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The new law certainly accentuates that taxes in blue states are pretty high,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a Republican retiree who left his presidential vote blank in 2016, Antonell said he entertains the idea of moving to Carson Valley, Nevada, where there’s no state income tax.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If we end up determining that the tax burden at the state and local level becomes too burdensome, then we’ll leave,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CALmatters.org\u003c/a> is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Who Took the SALT Hit\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>California ranks 10th in overall taxation and has the highest personal income tax rate at 13.3 percent for millionaires. It used to be that affluent Californians could salve that wound by capitalizing on unlimited SALT deductions to lower their federal obligations. No more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now — as the lieutenant governor noted at the Press Club conversation — that lost haven has not only set off statewide grousing, but also could give wealthier people an incentive to flee, threatening California’s finances since the state relies for half of its personal income taxes on people making \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/articles/the-open-secret-about-california-taxes/#Theres-instability-\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$500,000 or more\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is a real existential threat to our ability to ensure that our tax collection is going to result in what we need to fund our general fund,” Kounalakis said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steve Levy, director and senior economist of the Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy, begs to differ: The overall federal personal income tax changes aren’t really that dramatic, and the households paying more in 2018 can afford to pay more, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is true. California’s progressive tax structure means about 43,000 top-bracket residents earning more than $1 million a year will pay the lion’s share of the SALT cap by contributing $9 billion more to Uncle Sam, according to FTB.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"https://e.infogram.com/e56b0004-7938-460b-97e4-e3c35f212260?src=embed\" title=\"SALT cap\" width=\"550\" height=\"820\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Levy said he and his wife paid more this year because they were hurt by the SALT cap. However, his son paid less as a result of the increased child tax credit and benefited from a 20 percent deduction on self-employed income.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Overall,” Levy said, “the personal income tax changes are not a big deal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, there’s a band of 619,000 taxpayers earning between $100,000 and $250,000 who are being particularly hurt by the loss of the full deduction, especially those who purchased in recent years during a strong real estate market. The median home price in California is \u003ca href=\"https://www.car.org/aboutus/mediacenter/newsreleases/2019releases/december2018sales\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$534,140\u003c/a> compared to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$249,500\u003c/a> nationally, according to the National Association of Realtors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This upper middle group is relatively affluent, but California is a high-cost state. And members of the cohort not only pay a significant amount to the state through income taxes but contribute the most of any group on property taxes since they tend to be homeowners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the FTB, 5.9 million taxpayers reported itemized deductions on federal income taxes in 2015. Of them, 2.1 million made between $100,000 and $250,000. This group claimed $11 billion in real estate tax deductions, more than any other group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Why them?” asks Darien Shanske, a law professor at UC Davis. “It’s hard to understand why they should be the ones to get a big tax increase. A very wealthy real estate investor in Texas doesn’t get a tax increase. And that’s the arbitrariness of it, right?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11739614\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 572px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/YeeEleni.jpg\" alt=\"Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, right, told a Sacramento audience that the loss of the SALT deduction is “scandalous.” Treasurer Betty Yee, center, says that as Tax Day approaches, Californians are “discovering the bite.”\" width=\"572\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11739614\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/YeeEleni.jpg 572w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/YeeEleni-160x134.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, right, told a Sacramento audience that the loss of the SALT deduction is “scandalous.” Treasurer Betty Yee, center, says that as Tax Day approaches, Californians are “discovering the bite.” \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Sacramento Press Club)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Shanske was among a group of legal experts supportive of a state workaround. Former Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León proposed legislation last year that would have sidestepped the $10,000 limit by offering state tax credits in such a way that California taxpayers could then claim charitable deductions on their federal filings. The tax maneuver was nixed by former Gov. Jerry Brown as too complex at the same time the Internal Revenue Service proposed regulations banning such state workarounds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Currently, the SALT cap will expire at the end of 2025, meaning the loss of the full deduction is temporary. If political winds shift and there’s an effort to make it permanent, the professor says California may need to rethink its own tax structure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If it’s temporary, I don’t know there’s much to be done,” Shanske said. “If it’s permanent, then it is something that California has to take seriously.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Who’s Getting the Blame\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>New York Gov. 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But the future of both is all about software: automation and artificial intelligence. You want to be a player in that future? You’re going to have people working here, in the San Francisco Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, if Mann+Hummel is to survive, it needs new blockbuster products, too. So a few years ago, the company launched a startup contest called \u003ca href=\"https://blog.mann-hummel.com/en/part-innovative-start-scene/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">InCube\u003c/a>. The winning idea gets you six months at a startup incubator, \u003ca href=\"https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Plug and Play Tech Center\u003c/a>, in Sunnyvale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s how Meng has come to be Chief Product Officer of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/purar_us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Purar\u003c/a>, “fighting smog with fashion” for a little more than three months now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meng and her team members from Germany, England and Mexico are halfway through their time at \u003ca href=\"https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Plug and Play Tech Center\u003c/a>, a startup accelerator that partners with large companies like Mann+Hummel to — \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11732182/is-the-future-of-automotive-engineering-in-silicon-valley-ask-this-german-auto-giant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">among other things\u003c/a> — launch startups on a test run basis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Purar has six months to develop Meng’s concept, identify and ink partnerships, and ultimately, make the case to headquarters that its fashionable face masks should become a Mann+Hummel department, subsidiary or spinoff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There have been three InCube cohorts so far, all connected to filtration: indoor, water and now wearables. The first team, focused on building filtration, landed a partnership with \u003ca href=\"http://www.shimizu-industry.co.jp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shimizu Industry\u003c/a> of Japan and has since become a spinoff company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Fail fast, is what they say,” said Candace Widdoes, Plug and Play’s Chief Operating Officer. Is six months enough time to get anything started? “Oh absolutely. We do three-month cohorts. Either you do something in three months or not! Six months is plenty of time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11739123\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11739123\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36470_Photo-Mar-08-8-37-31-AM-qut-800x630.jpg\" alt=\"The Purar team is surrounded, of course, by the requisite walls of sticky notes. But team members say the atmosphere at Plug and Play Tech Center is invigorating and optimistic. The entrepreneurs and investors they meet here are as keen to talk about collaboration as they are competition.\" width=\"800\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36470_Photo-Mar-08-8-37-31-AM-qut-800x630.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36470_Photo-Mar-08-8-37-31-AM-qut-160x126.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36470_Photo-Mar-08-8-37-31-AM-qut-1020x803.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36470_Photo-Mar-08-8-37-31-AM-qut-1200x944.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36470_Photo-Mar-08-8-37-31-AM-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Purar team is surrounded, of course, by the requisite walls of sticky notes. 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