The 1935 Oil and Gas Act outlines oversight of fossil fuel production in the state. It hasn’t been updated in decades.
The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California still lacks reliable electricity. Modernizing the grid could also lead to better-paying jobs.
Students and teachers say Temecula’s far-right school board endangers free speech as well as their safety.
With no cap on price increases for California’s utilities, Pacific Gas & Electric will hike rates 13%, which it says is needed for upgrades.
Residents with different agendas united this year to remove members who attacked teaching on race and LGBTQ+ topics. Some Black recall supporters say the community has failed for decades to fight racism.
Ramona Gardens residents decided years ago that their health was not a luxury, and they are pushing for what they deserve.
Health experts say overdose prevention centers can save lives, but are illegal in most of the U.S. On Los Angeles’ Skid Row, those in need have built their own.
The city’s patchwork of pre-apprenticeship programs — a lifeline for underrepresented workers — stands to gain big amid an influx of federal infrastructure dollars.
The laws that helped pull unionization down to near 10% remain on the books — but six out of 10 U.S. adults now say declining unionization is bad for the country.
With housing costs out of reach, workers from Brooklyn to Minneapolis to Los Angeles are demanding solutions.
Barrington Plaza owner says city-mandated fire safety upgrade is behind more than 500 evictions. City officials say there is no such requirement.
In an era of rising authoritarianism, political theorist Michael Walzer says “liberal” must mean rejecting overreaches of both the left and right.
More than 7 out of 10 think children will be worse off than their parents and favor spending on tax credits, child care and job training.
From different centuries, the poems of Bertolt Brecht and Angel Dominguez convey the lonely yearning of Los Angeles exiles.
A city law sought to prevent low-cost housing from turning into hotels, but some landlords rented to tourists anyway. That didn’t stop them from receiving city funds for a new temporary shelter program.
California cities have the least urban tree canopy in the U.S. A Los Angeles housing project shows how residents can transform their environment — if they can get support.
It may take state supreme courts and new legislation to find a cease-fire in the K-12 battles over parental rights and student privacy.
Despite the long delay to raise resort workers’ wages close to $20 an hour, their 2018 victory inspired labor collaboration driving current strikes.
Voluntary agreement on health and safety reforms hailed as progress but critics say it lacks teeth.
In many poor, largely Black Southern towns, residents say polluting wood pellet mills foul their air and forests.