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The pandemic shines a spotlight on a system in need of a makeover.
Advances in technology have politicians on both sides of the aisle rethinking nuclear power.
Demonstrators call for the mass release of prisoners and immigrant detainees in the name of public health.
Proposition 15 leaps feet first onto California’s “third rail” of state politics—the property tax system created in 1978 by Proposition 13.
Property taxes plunged with Prop. 13’s passage in 1978. But so did the revenue supporting California’s schools and fire service.
Inside the epic ballot fight to reform California’s “taxpayer rebellion” initiative.
In less than two months, over half the inmates of San Quentin have become infected with the coronavirus.
In the wake of the pandemic, the state’s health care workforce is becoming politically mobilized.
Has a Montgomery Street company arrived in Southern California to flip rent-controlled apartments into market rate units?
Organization eschews on-field diversity even as Clayton Kershaw and teammates commit to racial justice.
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Despite California’s epic affordable housing crisis, many state legislators from the dominant party are beholden to real estate interests.
The civil rights movement’s leading disciple of nonviolent protest reflects on the life and work of the late congressman.
A Bay Area rent strike could be a harbinger of tenant unrest as California prepares for an eviction tsunami triggered by the pandemic.
Pandemic and mass protests are shaking up this bellwether county, which is home to one of the nation’s poorest ZIP codes.
An organizing drive seeks higher pay and better funding and services for children and families who rely on subsidized child care.
It doesn’t take the wisdom of hindsight to know that the way state and local officials barreled ahead with reopening would lead to disaster.
The former presidential candidate discusses climate change campaigns, bipartisanship and his support for Joe Biden.
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From Dodger Dogs to tires: A list of sellers, manufacturers and offices hardest hit by the coronavirus.