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California’s Home Costs Have Run Away From Working-Class Residents

Multiple efforts to boost housing construction are meant to bring home ownership back within reach. Meanwhile, workers can’t keep up.

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California Isn’t Enforcing Its Strongest-in-the-Nation Oil Well Cleanup Law on Its Largest Oil Company

State regulators could have asked oil companies California Resources Corp. and Aera Energy for an estimated $2.4 billion to guarantee wells are plugged but decided they didn’t have the authority to do so.

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Following California Budget Battle, Anti-Poverty Program CalWorks Remains Largely Intact

Advocates say significant cuts to mental health and employment services highlight a failure to inform CalWorks recipients about available services.

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Crime, Punishment and Finding Redemption Through Writing

Serving a life sentence, an incarcerated journalist has launched two prison newspapers and helped fellow inmates find self-worth and purpose.

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How J.D. Vance Went From Green Tech Investor to Climate Change Doubter

Trump’s VP pick flip-flopped on global warming as he rose in GOP politics, earning a zero score on climate from a leading environmental group.

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Advocates Again Seek a Fix as Health Plans Deny Mental Health Care to California Youths

A Senate bill would immediately send urgent cases denied services to an independent review.

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In Coal Country, Voters Set to Double Down on Fossil Fuel-Embracing Politicians

West Virginia races could strengthen coal’s dominance and shape nation’s climate future.

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New Mexico Has Some of the Nation’s Toughest Oil and Gas Regulations. Enforcing Them Is Another Matter.

With the EPA hamstrung by the Supreme Court and shaky state funding, New Mexico could face a future with reduced protections.

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Plans to Extend and Expand Trump-Era Tax Cuts Would Largely Benefit the Wealthy

Though most Americans think the rich don’t pay their fair share, conservatives still want to lower their taxes.

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California Learned During the Pandemic How to Rapidly Cut Poverty, But It Was a Temporary Fix

With the end of direct cash payments, poverty levels are moving up.

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The Teamsters President Will Speak at the RNC, but He Doesn’t Speak for All Teamsters

Teamster, trucker and talk show host Rick Smith says Donald Trump isn’t a serious supporter of labor.

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Young Artists Worry About a Future Supplanted by Artificial Intelligence

California young adults probe the conflict between bots and humans in their podcast “The Creative Code.”

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Republican Convention Puts Spotlight on Wisconsin GOP’s Anti-Union Agenda

State Republicans devastated unions, but union electoral power remains crucial to defeating Donald Trump.

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Detained Immigrants Lose a Lifeline as ICE Ends Free Phone Time Program

Expensive per-minute fees make calls unaffordable for many migrant detainees, who can earn as little as $1 a day working in ICE facilities.

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The ‘Heat Island’ Effect: Urban Infrastructure Causes City Temperatures to Rise

Landscapes covered in concrete and asphalt, a lack of greenery and buildings that block air flow can make cities significantly hotter than surrounding areas.

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Once Upon a Time in MacArthur Park: Gangs, Murder and Redemption

In The Rent Collectors, Jesse Katz explores the saga of Giovanni Macedo through the lens of L.A.’s fabled park.

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Showdown in Colorado: Whether to Drill Under Homes, Schools and the Water Supply

A plan for drilling 156 oil and gas wells near a Superfund site has driven suburban residents to action.

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California’s Budget: For Undocumented Residents, It Could Have Been Worse

Some key state programs will be maintained, but those without legal status remain ineligible for other anti-poverty programs.

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How Britain’s July 4 Elections Differ From the U.S.

A parliamentary system, more disciplined parties and no electoral college have some advantages for democracy, says Cambridge-based U.S. historian Gary Gerstle.

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California’s Biggest Oil Well Owner Might Get a Pass on Plugging Its Wells

Increasingly, activists are turning to the courts to go after banks that finance fossil fuel production.

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Rideshare Drivers Demand End to ‘Firing by App’

“Due process” for deactivations would include clear rules, guidelines and appeals before loss of income.

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Capital & Main Wins 20 Prizes at the Southern California Journalism Awards

Capital & Main took first place in the highly competitive Best News Website, Exclusive to the Internet category.

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Healthy Food Choices Need More Than New Recipes

Group cooking and exercise classes help low-income Californians treat chronic conditions.

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Fast-Food Workers Rally Behind Know-Your-Rights Initiative

Workers push for mandatory training in L.A. and San Jose, where they meet industry resistance.

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A Judge Stopped Their Eviction, But The Law That Started It Looms Large In California

The 1985 Ellis Act blocks cities from preserving rent-controlled housing. Critics say it needs to go.

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