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As New Minimum Wages Take Effect, California’s Cities Keep Raising the Bar

Local governments are pushing wages above the state’s already high minimum, even as many workers still can't keep up with California's cost of living.

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Dry New Mexico Actually Has Lots of Water. Unfortunately, It’s Toxic — So Far.

The glut of wastewater is so massive industry execs fear it will soon throttle production in the nation's largest oil field.

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USC Faculty Won Their Union. The Administration Wants Trump’s NLRB to Undo It.

The university has been fighting attempts at union organizing for years. Now it’s seeking help from an employer-friendly labor board.

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Capital & Main Scores 10 First Place Wins at Southern California Journalism Awards

The Los Angeles Press Club honored Capital & Main with 21 prizes in the annual journalism contest.

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In Georgia, the Power Bill Comes Due

Anger over surging utility rates already toppled two Republicans on a powerful state commission. It may not stop there.

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The L.A. Nonprofit Where the Formerly Incarcerated Grow Organic Produce

ALMA Backyard Farms seeks to feed the souls and stomachs of Compton residents with little access to healthy and affordable food.

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As Cold Storage Company Became Global Titan, Fire Risks Piled Up

Lineage transformed food supply chains and made its owners rich. Now it’s hired a crisis team in the wake of East L.A. warehouse fire.

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How Many Californians Face Eviction Each Year? The State Can’t Say For Sure.

A bill moving through the Legislature would improve eviction tracking and could help California better target homelessness prevention funding.

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A Voice for Change: How Woody Guthrie Keeps Resonating With New Generations

A new documentary connects the life and music of the Depression-era singer-songwriter to today’s struggles for social justice, equality and immigrant rights.

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One Year On, Los Angeles Is Still Living with the Fallout of the Raids

New analysis and firsthand accounts reveal the toll of the crackdown on immigrant communities in L.A. County and beyond.

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18 Months in Detention and Still Fighting for Medical Help

Locked up after living in L.A., an immigrant has suffered rectal bleeding for months. “Sometimes I think they want to kill me here.”

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Military Families Are Going Hungry — and the Numbers Don’t Yet Reflect the War

The number of families struggling with food insecurity nearly tripled in last two years, survey finds.

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Increasingly Fierce Storms Are Coming for the Upper Texas Coast. Is the Petrochemical Industry Ready?

Galveston County is home to 22 refineries and chemical plants. The level of emergency preparedness varies widely.

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Sheriff’s, Probation Litigation Cost L.A. County Taxpayers $1 Billion, Study Finds

As county considers a $50.3 billion budget, a report tallies how much is going to legal payouts advocates say are preventable.

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Did Los Angeles City Hall Blink by Delaying the Olympic Wage?

Business groups threatened a ballot measure targeting a key city revenue source, raising fears of layoffs and charges of “shakedown.”

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Teachers Are Winning Raises. They’re Still Losing Ground.

A record pay gap with other professions and rising costs are making it increasingly difficult for schools to attract and retain talent.

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California Rideshare Drivers Move Toward Unionizing, Following Massachusetts

Uber and Lyft drivers in both states say low pay, rising gas prices and a lack of transparency in how they're compensated have fueled organizing efforts.

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Why Coal Will Lead to More Deaths in Colorado

Across the nation, one of the dirtiest sources of power gets a lifeline from the Trump administration and state officials.

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Uprooted: A Classic American Story Finds Itself on the Wrong Side of History

Alex Haley’s masterwork Roots turns 50 this year. But a school board’s move to ban the book has stoked outcry, including from family members like Anne Haley.

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California Town Lets Private ICE Detention Centers Police Themselves

McFarland police don’t respond to calls at detention centers, citing agreement with GEO Group. Crimes go uninvestigated, say attorneys and alleged sexual abuse victim.

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County Tax Measures Show Limits of Local Responses to Medicaid Cuts

Election results in Los Angeles and Contra Costa counties suggest voters are wary of sales tax hikes, adding pressure for statewide solution.

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Data Centers Are on the Ballot — This Pennsylvania Candidate Won Her Primary Keeping Them Top of Mind

As data centers grow as an election issue, a state House candidate hopes her opposition will finally propel her to victory.

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Ousted by the Trump Administration, U.S. Immigrants Remain Locked up in African Kingdom

Held indefinitely, immigrants imprisoned in Eswatini lack medical attention, food and clothing, according to complaint.

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The Glacier May Be Gone, but the Love Isn’t

An interview with Time and Water director Sara Dosa on climate grief, memory and the films that actually move people.

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At This New Mexico Park, Mountain Bikers Pedal Amid Hundreds of Oil Wells

The Glade Run Recreation Area is a destination for cyclists, hikers, birders and other outdoor enthusiasts in the middle of a declining oilfield.

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