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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

A tire rests on the dry bed of Lake Mendocino in Ukiah, California.

From wetlands to dry land: Drought and water risk in California

California experienced a constant state of drought from 2012 to 2016, causing issues in the agricultural sector as well as within residential flora upkeep persisting today.
Jackson Sunwoo, Reporter
May 21, 2026

It is the middle of September. The temperature is a sweltering 92 degrees. The grass on the neighborhood lawns is a yellowish-brown and feels like hay. It has not been green for several months; it has...

Counting ballots, Claire-ified

We cannot afford to maintain a flawed system and lose monumental progress.
Claire Conner, Print Managing Editor
November 14, 2022

On Wednesday, Nov. 8, it was election night in America — but that didn’t carry the meaning it once did. Just four years ago, poll workers, pundits and eager citizens stayed up until every race had...

When students aren’t back in in-person classes, parents have to make a choice between working or quitting their jobs to stay home.

Calling on Californians

Jack Coleman, Guest Editorialist
March 25, 2021

Gov. Gavin Newsom has failed Californians. It's time to say goodbye. On March 11 last year, we left school for what most believed would be a two-week experiment with online learning. As two weeks turned...

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