A ‘Community Equity Fund’ empowered neighborhood groups to reach 1.9 million people, but organizations say more needs to be done.
The August 20 closure comes — ironically — as state and federal lawmakers invest heavily in early childhood care and education.
California workers say McDonald’s and other fast food chains repeatedly disregarded pandemic safety precautions.
During the pandemic, legal safeguards were created to help unemployed renters. But some families can still fall through the cracks.
After Trump, can Americans bridge a chasm of political beliefs to meet halfway on immigration issues?
With votes on Propositions 20 and 25, California shows its thinking on punishment and bail.
The fates of Prop. 20 and Prop. 25 may signal the extent to which Californians support reform -- or favor reversing it.
What happens in one DA's race could set the course for the future of law enforcement in America.
An organizing drive seeks higher pay and better funding and services for children and families who rely on subsidized child care.
As California reopens, essential home care workers may have their hours cut.
Pandemic-battered California faces another falling domino as paychecks vanish and rents come due.
Amid a raging pandemic, immigrant detainees say they are double bunked in cells and that guards don’t wear protective equipment.
From corporations to street vendors to mariachi tailors, entrepreneurs face huge challenges.
Frontline nurses claim that a lack of both N95 masks and coronavirus testing is putting hospital populations at risk.
Los Angeles isn’t the only city considering eminent domain as a tool to ease housing woes. Some question its promise.
The overall ratio of CEO pay to average worker compensation is about 278 to one.
Rent-controlled properties remain on home-sharing platforms like Airbnb in violation of a new ordinance.
Armed with a state override of its rejected application, Promise Academy filed a new request. Then came the lawsuits.
The state only requires schools to take action if lead levels exceed 15 ppb. But the CDC says there's no safe blood lead level for children.
Participants in the U.S. Summer Work Travel program have been victims of wage theft, harassment and even human trafficking.