As insurers reject coverage amid soaring anxiety and depression, a bill to help children and teens is quietly killed.
State could soon launch a statewide internet subsidy program if funding for affordable internet dries up.
Industry lobbyists targeting legislators with “myth after myth” to stop emissions disclosure bill, says key environmental group.
As the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative stalls in the courts, front-line communities ask the administration to prioritize their input.
Overburdened labor enforcement agency says violations are difficult to prove.
The legacy of fossil fuel development endures in leaks, spills and neglect.
People of color hired in the streaming-era diversity push say they now bear the brunt of inequities.
When one conference declined to cancel, a union walkout helped drive other concessions.
Student poets respond to a hotter and diminished planet.
A new Capital & Main series explores rising labor unrest in a nation of extreme disparities.
Weak labor laws allow the coffee giant to avoid contract talks.
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.