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California must continue improvements to its leave policy, which is critical for the women, people of color and immigrants who comprise the majority of low-income workers.
Alleged criminal conspiracies, water wars, quake-safe energy and deforestation are among the topics for journalists to probe in the coming year.
Manuel Pastor, professor and equity advocate, says while staking her political capital on showing tangible progress, Bass must also address other daunting challenges.
Sarah Fay, 28, is among the millions of Americans in precarious housing situations, sometimes on the brink of homelessness. She gave photographer Barbara Davidson, a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner, deep access to her life to capture these scenes.
The clock is ticking on Sarah Fay’s precarious living situation. What will she do?
In our sprawling crisis, trauma weighs down many ‘housing-insecure’ people like Sarah Fay.
As Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declares a state of emergency on housing, residents like Sarah Fay live on the brink of being unhoused.
Photojournalist Ted Soqui ‘s visual recap of this year in Los Angeles.
Reclaiming Our Homes drew national attention to SoCal’s struggles over housing and poverty. But their time in state-owned houses may be up.
California’s hospitals struggle once more to find beds for desperate patients.
After 10 weeks of workers walking the picket line, core issues regarding patient care remain unresolved.
Without federal labor protections, domestic workers seek legal rights through cities and states.
State regulators could order Boulder County to sell its gas rights without consent.
Order was quietly signed on the same day that residents celebrated the energy company’s plea deal on charges of environmental crimes.
The Robert F. Kennedy farmworkers plan is limited, but it is the best option for many.
The case for a federal diversity mandate in clinical trials.
Advocates seek to counter cultural stigma and the harsh effects of COVID-19 with innovative approaches to reaching a vulnerable population.
It is time for journalists to pay attention to the other climate crisis: species extinction.
For California’s indigenous farmworker population, healthcare that respects their traditions is vital.
Both the nature of the work and flaws in the support system cause injuries and illness.