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California’s Economy Runs on Labor Trump Wants to Deport

Undocumented workers help fund public services, fill essential jobs and generate billions in economic activity, study finds.

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California’s Lithium Valley Dreams Meet Reality at the Only Restaurant in Town

How Vicky Hernandez and her customers at the Buckshot Deli & Diner in Niland view plans to turn Imperial Valley into a green energy hub.

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Deep Cuts to Civilian Support Staff for Families of Deployed Marines Raise Concerns

Those who helped families cope with child care, financial instability and mental health are being replaced with uniformed service members.

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Feds to Open Tens of Thousands of Acres of Colorado Wilderness to Oil Drilling

Wildlife habitat, endangered animals and recreation could all be at risk in state's biggest public land sale in modern history.

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Top Democratic Candidates Agree on Housing Urgency, Not the Fix

In the governor’s race, Steyer backs sweeping reforms and Becerra stresses enforcement.

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California Moves to Ban Quartz Countertop Fabrication to Combat Silicosis Epidemic

The incurable lung disease has killed 31 countertop workers and sickened 560, numbers that are expected to keep climbing while regulators draft emergency rules.

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Conditions at California ICE Detention Centers Are Getting Worse, Inspections Find

A state Department of Justice inspection of seven California facilities found overcrowding, poor medical care, inadequate food and excessive force from guards.

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Where California’s Gubernatorial Candidates Stand on Climate and Taking Big Oil Money

While frontrunners Steyer and Becerra slug it out, they’re clashing over their commitment to clean energy.

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In California Governor’s Race, Xavier Becerra Walks Away From Single-Payer

Once an advocate for a universal system, he now focuses on incremental reforms and shielding Californians from federal cuts.

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70-Foot Wastewater Geyser Reflects New Mexico’s Latest Oilfield Challenge

It’s a towering example of the contentious debate over what to do with the state’s ever-growing supply of oilfield waste.

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In the Race to Represent L.A., Black Views Matter

The discussion missing from the primary campaign is how — and whether — Mayor Karen Bass has benefited L.A.’s Black community.

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Budget Cuts Threaten Program That Doubles Food Dollars for Californians in Need

Market Match program could disappear — unless lawmakers step in to fund an initiative that boosts access to farmers’ markets and supports small farms.

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California Hazardous Waste Rules Criticized as Years Late and ‘Polluter-Friendly’

Proposed hazardous waste oversight changes are years behind schedule and fail to account for a community’s health risks from pollution, environmental groups warn.

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The Real Stakes Behind California’s Billionaire Tax Fight: Health Care Access

A hospital CEO says looming Medicaid reductions threaten vulnerable residents and the state’s health system.

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While Pentagon Spends Billions on War, Military Families Say They’re Getting Short-Changed

Spouses of deployed military say they’re struggling with the costs of child care, groceries, housing.

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Government Fails to Provide Adequate Interpreter for Deaf Ukrainian Asylum Seeker

Stuck in immigration limbo, the woman needs a Russian Sign Language translator for her pending asylum case.

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Inside the Texas Water Crisis Pitting Residents Against Industry

As lakes, reservoirs and groundwater wither away, some Gulf Coast residents see costly desalination plants as the last hope.

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Salvadoran Man Says He Suffered Stroke While Awaiting Deportation to Torture Prison

The man believed he would be sent to supermax prison where the Salvadoran government, paid by the U.S., tortured Venezuelan deportees last year.

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California Lawmaker Proposes Fix to Blunt Loss of Food and Health Aid

As Trump-backed law threatens Medicaid and SNAP eligibility for millions, a proposed change to state data collection aims to preserve coverage.

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California Could Be the First State to Ban Quartz Countertops

A governor-appointed state board weighs whether to ban the use of engineered stone to protect workers from a deadly lung disease.

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Fire Recovery Could Wipe Out Altadena’s Affordable Rentals

Without funding and policy interventions, rebuilt homes will rent at market rates, pricing out long-term residents.

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Nike Isn’t Playing Trump’s Anti-DEI Game. What Will That Cost?

The sportswear company is one of the few that hasn’t caved to Trump on diversity, equity and inclusion. Now it’s under investigation.

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In One of L.A.’s Food Deserts, ‘Hands That Harmed Are Now Hands That Heal’

At an urban farm in Compton, the formerly incarcerated nourish residents hit by rising costs and cuts. Their “pay what you can” markets draw hundreds.

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Don’t Call It Upward Mobility If People Still Can’t Afford to Live

A living wage analyst challenges rosy claims about rising standard of living, and shows that for millions of Americans, their pay doesn’t cover the basics.

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With Promises of Money, Controversial Gas Pipeline on Navajo Nation Passes First Hurdle

Pipeline would cross 234 miles of tribal land in New Mexico and Arizona. Committee hearing schedule catches community group off guard.

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