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The Least-Bad Option: A County Sales Tax to Save California Health Clinics

Bay Area and L.A. residents weigh a regressive fix as funding cuts threaten basic care for the uninsured.

by Mark Kreidler


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Capital & Main Wins Five Best in Business Awards from National Journalism Contest

By Tony Barboza

An investigation into California’s failure to protect underage farmworkers was among the entries that won prizes from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing.

It’s Getting Tougher to Teach LGBTQ History, Even Where It’s Required by Law

By Robert Ito

California law requires public schools to teach about the contributions of LGBTQ people. Teachers say that’s only getting harder under Trump.

Is Kaiser’s Labor-Management Model Unraveling?

By Mark Kreidler

Health care workers say the system’s push for growth is undermining a once-vaunted partnership — and affecting patients.

More States Are Taxing the Ultra-Rich — Washington Is the Latest

By Mark Kreidler

As inequality grows, states are stepping up where the federal government hasn’t. “It’s a movement,” says Patriotic Millionaire’s Chuck Collins.

‘There Is a Cost to Telling the Truth.’ But Georgia Fort Is Undeterred.

By Erin Aubry Kaplan

A Minnesota journalist, arrested for covering a protest, reflects on standing up to power and how the Black press keeps the U.S. honest about its history.

The Video That Changed the Narrative of a Fatal Beating on the Border

By Kate Morrissey

Ashley Young became part of a growing legion to bear witness to state violence at the hands of U.S. immigration officials.

From Invisibility to Inclusion: A ‘Generational Shift’ on Menopause Care

By Elizabeth Aguilera

Menopause is an inevitable life stage for women, but many don’t receive adequate medical care. New California legislation aims to expand access, but excludes millions on Medi-Cal.

‘My Lungs Had Nothing Left.’ Inside The Epidemic Killing Countertop Stonecutters.

By Semantha Raquel Norris

A new California law aims to protect workers from silicosis, an incurable lung disease that has killed 29 people in the state and sickened hundreds. Experts say it isn’t enough.