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Deluge of outside funds signals a national strategy for replacing elected officials.
While banks keep merging, advocates are trying to make sure low income communities won’t have to pay for it.
Documentarian Giorgio Angelini explores the shaky foundation of America’s housing industry.
Talking about racial disparities is easy — legislating is far harder, governments discover.
No testing requirements, safety guidelines or certifications for the full body restraints exist in the U.S.
In committee hearings, Republicans echo industry concerns and muddle the intent of legislation.
The Los Angeles-based Zapotec organizer shares how “mutual aid” has always been traditional.
Promising new legislation to keep California workers safe would leave many uncovered.
Emails show how the industry weakened emissions legislation and pushed back on cap-and-trade reforms.
A new state bill seeks to find out what we don’t know about the jobs we want to have.
The legal market has removed the threat of arrest, but brought with it a whole new set of challenges.
A look beneath the hood of the Hydrogen Hub Development Act reveals the natural gas industry’s machinations.
High fees and regulatory hoops have left many in the cannabis industry locked out of the legal marketplace.
A Florida-based company is now the nation’s largest weed corporation, leaving Black growers behind.
In a time of pandemic and with its healthcare system in pieces, a bold Assembly bill shows California moving forward.
A ground-breaking state law could raise work standards for fast food employees while keeping them safe.
Coast to coast, the green rush is failing Black growers and entrepreneurs.
While the state is flush with record fossil fuel revenues, key legislators oppose full funding of state agencies that police the industry.
Chesa Boudin became district attorney to reform the criminal justice system. Is he the scapegoat for the city’s woes?
The acclaimed op-ed contributing writer to the N.Y. Times and L.A. Times examines the past, present and future of racialized housing policy.