Amid an affordable housing crisis, dozens of rent-controlled buildings are listed on short-term rental websites. A 2018 law was supposed to stop that, but the city is struggling to enforce it.
Funes’ rent-controlled apartment is in the name of her recently deceased husband. Her landlord says that’s cause for eviction.
At Keck Medicine, which brings in almost half the university’s revenue, workers say their wages and benefits lag other large health systems.
During Colorado’s ‘ozone season,’ children and adults alike stay indoors. Drilling wells near the suburbs could make it worse.
Multiple efforts to boost housing construction are meant to bring home ownership back within reach. Meanwhile, workers can’t keep up.
State regulators could have asked oil companies California Resources Corp. and Aera Energy for an estimated $2.4 billion to guarantee wells are plugged but decided they didn’t have the authority to do so.
Advocates say significant cuts to mental health and employment services highlight a failure to inform CalWorks recipients about available services.
Trump’s VP pick flip-flopped on global warming as he rose in GOP politics, earning a zero score on climate from a leading environmental group.
A Senate bill would immediately send urgent cases denied services to an independent review.
West Virginia races could strengthen coal’s dominance and shape nation’s climate future.
With the EPA hamstrung by the Supreme Court and shaky state funding, New Mexico could face a future with reduced protections.
Though most Americans think the rich don’t pay their fair share, conservatives still want to lower their taxes.
With the end of direct cash payments, poverty levels are moving up.
Teamster, trucker and talk show host Rick Smith says Donald Trump isn’t a serious supporter of labor.
State Republicans devastated unions, but union electoral power remains crucial to defeating Donald Trump.
Expensive per-minute fees make calls unaffordable for many migrant detainees, who can earn as little as $1 a day working in ICE facilities.
In The Rent Collectors, Jesse Katz explores the saga of Giovanni Macedo through the lens of L.A.’s fabled park.
A plan for drilling 156 oil and gas wells near a Superfund site has driven suburban residents to action.
Some key state programs will be maintained, but those without legal status remain ineligible for other anti-poverty programs.
Leimert’s Godfather leaves a legacy of Black permanence.