Trust, Talk and Teachers: Assessing Trauma Among California Youth Taking the time to find out what California’s hurting immigrant children need. Capital & Main · Jan 26, 2023
Hillside Villa Tenants Face Eviction While L.A. Tries to Buy Their Property As the city’s eviction moratorium expires, Los Angeles ponders action to keep longtime Chinatown residents in their home. Capital & Main · Jan 25, 2023
Right-Wing Rings of Power Lord of the Rings fans from Trump-supporting libertarian billionaire Peter Thiel to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni find archconservative lessons in Middle-earth. Why? Capital & Main · Jan 24, 2023
Bay Area Plans to Refine Biofuels Could Derail Climate Goals, Warn Environmentalists Oil companies may end up relying on environmentally questionable crop-based fuels. Capital & Main · Jan 23, 2023
In Pennsylvania, Hopes Rise But Questions Remain About New Governor’s Environmental Agenda Josh Shapiro has revealed little about his policy proposals. Capital & Main · Jan 20, 2023
Gov. Newsom Punts on Addressing Food Insecurity for Some of California’s Most Vulnerable A year after the state crafted the first ever food assistance program for undocumented immigrants, the 2023 budget puts it on hold. Capital & Main · Jan 19, 2023
With L.A.’s COVID-Era Tenant Protections Ending, City Leaders Consider Permanent Safeguards Advocates warn that without immediate action rising evictions will complicate efforts to combat homelessness. Capital & Main · Jan 19, 2023
Changing the Playing Field Proposed legislation would dramatically change New Mexico’s principal oil and gas law. Capital & Main · Jan 18, 2023
Atmospheric Greenhouse Gases Do Not Discriminate, But People Do What real estate, oil wells, racism and yogurt containers reveal about the disparate damages caused by fossil fuels. Capital & Main · Jan 17, 2023
Big Money, New Laws, Old Divisions New Mexico’s legislative session, funded by oil and gas, promises fireworks. Capital & Main · Jan 16, 2023
Why California’s Climate Change and Housing Crises Hit Women Hardest An advocate explains how gender equity goes beyond Roe v. Wade. Capital & Main · Jan 13, 2023
A History of Medical Maltreatment Continues to Kill Black Americans Dying at higher rates during COVID, while fearing doctors won’t listen. Capital & Main · Jan 12, 2023
Colorado Seeks Payments for Oil & Gas Cleanup Process will set financial assurance plan for all producers’ wells. Capital & Main · Jan 11, 2023
Cal/OSHA Staff Shortage Creates Backlog of Cases Huge gaps in Cal/OSHA’s network of field inspectors leave workers with less protection. Capital & Main · Jan 10, 2023
Capital & Main · Jan 9, 2023 Councilmember Supports Legalizing Street Vending on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Hugo Soto-Martinez says he is seeking a way to undo the “no-vending zone” in his district.
Capital & Main · Jan 6, 2023 Floods’ Worst Ravages Will Be Visited Upon California’s Poorest This week's torrent compounds the affordable housing crisis.
Capital & Main · Jan 5, 2023 ‘Biden Had to Put the Country First’ Head of the nation’s largest rail union says the system, not the president, is stacked against workers.
Capital & Main · Jan 4, 2023 Paid Family Leave Helps Women Keep Jobs California must continue improvements to its leave policy, which is critical for the women, people of color and immigrants who comprise the majority of low-income workers.
Capital & Main · Jan 3, 2023 5 Climate Questions for 2023 Alleged criminal conspiracies, water wars, quake-safe energy and deforestation are among the topics for journalists to probe in the coming year.
Capital & Main · Jan 2, 2023 Will Karen Bass’ Laser Focus on Tackling Homelessness Have a Cost? Manuel Pastor, professor and equity advocate, says while staking her political capital on showing tangible progress, Bass must also address other daunting challenges.
Capital & Main · Dec 28, 2022 Time to Leave, But Nowhere to Go The clock is ticking on Sarah Fay’s precarious living situation. What will she do?
Capital & Main · Dec 28, 2022 Home Is Where the Heart Breaks In our sprawling crisis, trauma weighs down many ‘housing-insecure’ people like Sarah Fay.
Capital & Main · Dec 27, 2022 No Place to Call Home As Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declares a state of emergency on housing, residents like Sarah Fay live on the brink of being unhoused.
Capital & Main · Dec 23, 2022 As Eviction Notices Arrive, Reclaimers Brace for Last Christmas in El Sereno Reclaiming Our Homes drew national attention to SoCal’s struggles over housing and poverty. But their time in state-owned houses may be up.
Capital & Main · Dec 22, 2022 It’s Three Years Since COVID Arrived, and Some Things Haven’t Changed California’s hospitals struggle once more to find beds for desperate patients.