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Credit History Remains an Obstacle for Section 8 Tenants, Despite Anti-Discrimination Law

California prohibits the use of credit history to reject applicants with housing assistance without considering pay stubs and other alternatives. Big landlords keep doing it anyway.

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This Big L.A. Landlord Turned Away People Seeking Section 8 Housing

Apartment hunters with rental assistance were not welcome at many Jamison buildings, in apparent violation of California law, a Capital & Main investigation found.

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How Some of L.A.’s Biggest Apartment Owners Avoid Section 8 Tenants

Capital & Main investigated seven of the city’s largest rental property owners and found most skirted anti-discrimination laws. Here’s how each landlord fared.

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A Little Place Called Home?

San Jose is delivering low-cost tiny homes for people living on the streets of California’s third-largest city — as long as the state continues to fund it.

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Capital & Main, L.A. Times Win Sidney Award for Reporting on Child Farmworkers

A two-part series investigating California’s failure to protect underage farmworkers won the December Sidney Award from the Sidney Hillman Foundation.

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To Protect Underage Farmworkers, California Expands Oversight of Field Conditions

State agencies to join forces to crack down on child labor violations after Capital & Main found enforcement breakdowns.

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Accountable to No One: What 1990s L.A. Teaches Us About the Trump Resistance

Danny Goldberg, whose new book chronicles the post-Rodney King push to remove LAPD Chief Daryl Gates, talks about parallels between 1992 and the Trump era.

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‘I’m Lost in This Country’: Non-Mexicans Living Undocumented After Deportation to Mexico

Cubans and other third-country nationals are dropped off on the streets of Villahermosa where they struggle to survive.

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How Employers and Labor Groups Are Trying to Protect Workers From ICE

Here are some tactics unions and employers at farms, factories, restaurants and other job sites are using to shield employees from immigration raids.

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After Years of Sparring, Gov. Shapiro Abandons Pennsylvania’s Landmark Climate Initiative

Environmentalists see decision as 'shocking reversal' on fighting global warming; fossil fuel industry claims it would have led to higher utility bills.

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Future of Special Education at Risk, Teachers Say, as Trump Moves to Cut Staff and Programs

Special education teachers fear the Trump administration’s funding cuts and layoffs will unravel progress for millions of students with disabilities.

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U.S. Deports Asylum Seekers to Southern Mexico Without Their Phones

The Trump administration's deportation flights to the Mexican southern border towns of Tapachula and Villahermosa leave people stranded with few resources.

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Despite Vow to Protect Health Care for Veterans, VA Losing Doctors and Nurses

Impact of understaffing, facility closures and waiting times has been

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Pennsylvania Gas Producer Sues Capital & Main Over Its Reporting on Health Risks

A lawsuit by CNX Resources Corporation accuses the news organization of defamation for quoting sources critical of an industry-written study. Capital & Main stands by its reporting and vows to fight the suit.

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The Loss of Kent Wong and the Future of Labor and Immigrant Rights in California

Former colleagues hope that the organizer and activist's outsized legacy can endure.

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Oil and Gas Companies Used Banned Toxic Chemicals Near the Rocky Mountains

One of the prohibited substances can cause cancer; new state law forced operators to identify chemicals.

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Dollar Store Workers Fight to Improve Jobs, Even Without a Union

With unionization dropping under Trump, experts say “premajority” campaigns can help workers score wins.

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People in ICE Custody Face Invasive Strip Searches After Visits With Loved Ones

Some people decide not to participate in in-person visitation because they don't want to take off all their clothes in front of a guard.

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On Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, Residents Fume as Insurers Hike Rates and Invest in Fossil Fuel Projects

Locals face a perfect storm — they can’t afford insurance and climate change threatens their livelihood.

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Is the Sun Setting on Pennsylvania’s Solar Future?

Trump administration rescinds $156 million to help power low-income homes; state legislature remains an obstacle if the money is restored.

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Assault on Accessibility Initiatives Hits Early Career Scientists Hard

The Trump administration’s cuts to programs supporting people with disabilities are part of a broader assault on DEI.

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When Workers Unite, Even Disney Has to Listen

A six-year legal battle ends with a massive payout — and a reminder of what unions can achieve.

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ICE Is Transferring People in Its Custody Away From Family, Lawyers

One group ended up in Alaska, where prison guards pepper sprayed them after one man asked for a phone call.

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Effort to Curb Southern California Rail Yard Pollution Stalls Under Trump

The region’s rail yards continue to pose serious health hazards, prompting local advocates to push state leaders for action.

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Business Groups Failed to Stop L.A.’s ‘Olympic Wage’ Increase. But the Battle’s Not Over.

Minimum wage increases will kick in for hotel and airport workers leading up to the 2028 Olympics after a referendum effort fell short. An industry coalition has cried foul.

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