Republicans open another front in the culture wars—but shoot at the wrong target.
A $15 per hour minimum wage increase was stripped from the economic stimulus package. But the fight to raise the wage has just begun.
Shoring up working conditions at the bottom of the economy will be a priority for state political leaders. A new report could shape policy.
HVAC standards are the elephant in the living room of debates over reopening classrooms. Many schools can’t afford needed upgrades.
The first residents of a migrant tent encampment in Matamoros, Mexico, were finally allowed to cross the border into the U.S.
Experts describe the winter surge as a “perfect storm” driven in part by poor planning, staffing woes and a tardy governmental response.
New collaborations with community organizations may produce innovative solutions that could make the pandemic recovery more equitable.
Pro bono law firms say L.A. court system prioritizes nonessential operations over community safety.
Why are whites more likely to get their shots when people of color suffer more from COVID-19?
Capital & Main Exclusive: A visual journal of daily life inside a small city of asylum seekers along the Rio Grande.
Differences among school districts are ignored at California’s peril.
Shaka King’s riveting new film looks at the charismatic Black Panther leader Fred Hampton and the man who betrayed him.
An improbable vanguard of poor people is “reclaiming” vacant homes — forcing policymakers to rethink affordable housing strategies.
Gov. Gavin Newsom says schools can reopen safely, but many campuses can’t meet the state’s most recent guidelines for being open.
A look at one of the country’s largest COVID-19 vaccination centers.
Different sets of construction regulations allow California’s charters to build without environmental oversight.
More than 1,300 county residents who lacked housing died last year.
County sources say the Board of Supervisors is trying to balance the health crisis with economic considerations.
California’s workplace safety agency has received complaint after complaint about COVID-related cases fueled by lax labor protections.
The state’s slow-footed distribution of COVID-19 shots is the result first and foremost of a federal botch-job of the highest order.