Pandemic and mass protests are shaking up this bellwether county, which is home to one of the nation’s poorest ZIP codes.
An organizing drive seeks higher pay and better funding and services for children and families who rely on subsidized child care.
It doesn’t take the wisdom of hindsight to know that the way state and local officials barreled ahead with reopening would lead to disaster.
The former presidential candidate discusses climate change campaigns, bipartisanship and his support for Joe Biden.
If you were detained, deported or employed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and know about its sedation practices, Capital & Main wants to hear from you.
From Dodger Dogs to tires: A list of sellers, manufacturers and offices hardest hit by the coronavirus.
High unemployment and food insecurity plague a region that swung for Trump.
Detainees at the Mesa Verde Detention Facility stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.
In March Elon Musk tweeted, “Coronavirus panic is dumb.” Now Tesla has moved forcefully against self-quarantining workers.
Hollywood has a tradition of glorifying cops. Here are some of the worst examples.
Lyft and Uber drivers’ early pandemic experiences have soured them on the companies’ ability to keep their workers safe.
A new study identifies the state’s worst regulatory agencies responsible for food safety and agriculture, air quality and toxic wastes.
Progressives say you can’t fix one without solving the other.
Many of these struggling metropolitan areas are in states that could determine the 2020 election.
Racial unrest and economic uncertainty collide in the industrial Midwest.
A union representing 25,000 L.A. County hospitality workers is seeking a pause of hotel reopenings until safety issues are addressed.
An East L.A. family leans on community during the pandemic as government lets down low-income immigrants.
“‘We need a society where anti-racism is hard-wired into every policy and practice,” says labor economist Steven Pitts.
Advocates ask supervisors to act now as fatalities mount and public health dept. allows COVID patients into facilities with poor track records.
Are peaceful protesters at Adelanto Detention Center being tear-gassed and pepper-sprayed?