Following watchdog’s advice, senators shrink tax giveaway program for oil and gas.
The state’s largest fossil fuel companies won a new loophole big enough for a liquified natural gas plant.
Despite the success of Blue Beetle, Latinos remain the most underrepresented group in films.
Residents and scientists had called for research on health risks for years, while industry campaign denied links.
Legislation aims to rein in an unregulated industry with ballooning environmental effects.
Emissions disclosure bill is testing the state’s climate resolve in the face of industry misinformation.
Unionizing is not against the law; but the law is against unionizing.
Support groups help manage the strain on caregivers in the epicenter of Alzheimer’s cases.
Family needs and the lack of a safety net add to a college graduate’s struggle to rise from California’s low-wage economy.
Environmental groups fault the Railroad Commission for lax oversight, warn of health impacts.
Extras say they have already been scanned without explanation.
After a Capital & Main and ProPublica investigation found that landlords were turning low-cost housing into tourist hotels, the city ordered some building owners to comply with the law.
Low-income working families and people of color continue to be hit hardest.
A new type of disaster reporting is needed to keep up.
The Treasurer’s Office paid $73.2 million to banks that sell state climate bonds while still funding fossil fuels.
Assemblymember Tina McKinnor refused to take up the bill in a committee, for the second year in a row, as divestment movement grows.
Housing costs have soared in the Texas city in recent years, while the state cuts back on funding.
The city could guarantee payment to lawyers who win cases for renters, as alleged abuses continue despite 2021 anti-harassment law.
Outdated 1935 federal labor act makes violations hard to prove, penalties easy to pay.
Following fast-food industry blocking of reforms, lawmakers bring back a wage commission. Such bodies have expanded rights for low-wage workers in other states.