Unclear policies and protective equipment shortages are stirring heated confrontations in the hallways of Kaiser Permanente hospitals.
Some neighbors support the Reclaimers with donations of food and clothing. Others are loudly opposed to their presence.
For registered nurse Peter Sidhu, every work shift is hand-to-hand combat with a virus that sickens – and kills — more Californians daily.
“I’m here fighting for my community,” said Eva García, who had come to a Food Not Rent protest in Boyle Heights.
“How are you going to pay for it?,” a standard retort to Medicare for All, seems to have melted away. Today, how can we not pay for it?
With ridership in free fall, transit agencies face a long road back to normalcy.
Farmworkers may be considered “essential,” but the undocumented workers who pick the nation’s food are excluded from the CARES Act.
An eviction ban failed by a single vote when two council members recused themselves because of what they said were conflicts of interest.
Restaurant workers at a Los Angeles eatery were looking forward to the high season of tips and extra hours. Then came the pandemic.
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Supermarket and pharmacy employees are “essential workers” who are still on the job. The say they need more COVID-19 protections.
L.A.’s City Council will vote on a far-reaching aid package for workers and renters. Business groups are fighting the plan.
Even as Californians are ordered to shelter in place, renters face the prospect of homelessness.
Frontline nurses claim that a lack of both N95 masks and coronavirus testing is putting hospital populations at risk.
The economist says Republicans must stop pushing for a corporate slush fund in order to pass the emergency stimulus bill.
What health crisis? In the face of a public outcry, the Big Island’s mayor prefers to stick to business as usual.
Officials accuse the president of stoking xenophobia and violence against Asian-Americans.
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LAUSD will begin a new program Wednesday to keep district students fed during the closure of schools due to the coronavirus.
What is the connection between a lack of commitment to collective well-being and social disaster in a time of crisis?
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Opponents of Measure A, led by the real estate industry, have spent $1.72 million to defeat the anti-sprawl ballot initiative.
Los Angeles’ cleanup of a homeless encampment is met by protests from homeless residents and activists.