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Los Angeles Has the Power to Challenge One of the Largest Mass Evictions in City History, Legal Experts Say

The Office of the City Attorney says state law allows the evictions.

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Cal State Faculty Union Strike Settlement Starts the Year With Another Labor Win

Despite a 10% raise, professors, lecturers, coaches, counselors and others will return to contract negotiations within months.

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A Dead Cellphone, $27 in Cash and Nowhere to Turn

Migrants released by ICE after dark often must rely on the kindness of strangers and sheer luck or risk spending long nights on the street.

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In Recall-Happy California, A Border City’s First Openly Transgender Mayor Is Targeted

Campaign leaders say gender identity is not a factor. They say they want two newer councilmembers out for reasons including being anti-business, soft on crime and holding meetings in Spanish.

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Pennsylvania’s Governor Promised 30% Renewable Electricity by 2030. Will That Happen?

A bill in the Legislature would advance Pennsylvania’s meager renewable energy development. Trade groups are already putting their foot down.

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Hospital Workers Fired After Protesting Short Staffing Sue for Damages

Nine Lynwood St. Francis Medical Center staffers say they were fired as retaliation for leading union protests against staff cuts.

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New Mexico Battles to Clamp Down on Big Oil

New bills could curb industry excesses; enforcement agencies offered small increases.

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New Mexico’s Deal With Oil Company to Plug Wells Could Set a Precedent

Why U.S. banks still lag their European counterparts in green financing.

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Oakland Coaches Learn to Spot Signs of Depression and Anxiety Among Black and Latino Youth

Where mental health information and access to care is scarce, coaches may be a trusted resource for children and teens.

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For Young Californians, More Health Insurance Does Not Mean Better Health Care

In coverage for key areas including immunizations, mental health and well-child visits, insurers fail to deliver for those 26 and younger.

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Fast-Growing ‘Carbon-Neutral’ Energy Company Ramps Up Oil and Gas Production

Environmentalists question the sustainability commitments made by Denver-based Civitas Resources.

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Power Play: No Limits Mean PG&E May Raise Rates Again for Northern and Central Californians

A $33 a month average rate hike took effect Jan. 1. Now PG&E wants up to $20 a month more. Reformers say it is time to cap annual increases.

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Why Pittsburgh Has ‘the Most Extreme Embrace’ of Fossil Fuel Lobbyists, Per Report

Powerful lobbyists represent both oil and gas interests and environmental groups.

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Indigenous Filmmakers Struggle to Break Into Hollywood as Killers of the Flower Moon Heads Into Oscar Season

Erica Tremblay and Lily Gladstone’s film Fancy Dance still lacks a distributor almost a year after its buzzy Sundance debut.

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Union Negotiating Strategy Pays Off in SoCal Hotel Deals

In the face of weak labor laws, hospitality workers brought their fight for better wages and working conditions to the court of public opinion.

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How Will Kaiser Permanente Make Up for Its Shortage of Therapists?

A therapist is “guardedly optimistic” the health care giant is taking the shortage seriously, and the union says Kaiser may now realize it must invest billions to comply with the law.

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Corporate America’s Big Lie: What’s Good for Us Is Good for the Country

After decades of shaping the nation’s narrative, corporate America has now weaponized its playbook in a more aggressive way, the authors of Corporate Bullsh*t warn.

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Northeast States Double Down on Building America’s Wind Market, Despite Setbacks

General Electric’s giant wind turbine facility is on track, aided by New York state and federal support.

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Working to End ‘Food Apartheid’

In low-income areas of Los Angeles without supermarkets, small stores are learning to profitably sell healthy foods their customers can afford.

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California Wants to Make More Carbon, New Mexico Looks to Overhaul How It Regulates the Oil and Gas Industry

Meanwhile, post-COP28, banks pull back from fossil fuels and investors seek opportunities in transition steps like carbon capture storage.

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It’s Settled: New Mexico to Bankroll Plugging of Oil Wells for Texas Company

The company at the center of the settlement is called a “poster child” for state Oil and Gas Act reforms.

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Los Angeles Orders More Residential Hotels to Stop Renting to Tourists

Twenty-one hotels have been cited so far. If the citations are enforced and upheld in court, hundreds of rooms could be turned back into low-cost permanent housing for the city’s poorest residents.

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California Mandates to Improve Pay and Benefits Will Take Effect in 2024

Minimum wages to rise statewide, with larger gains for fast food and health workers. More paid sick leave, workplace violence prevention rules and other worker protections are also to begin Jan. 1.

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Despite Historic Pay Discrimination Settlement, Little Has Changed for Women on Wall Street

The $215 million deal made headlines, but the industry pay gap persists, along with new cases of sexual harassment.

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Temecula’s School Board Loses Its Right Wing Majority With Trustee Resignation

Danny Gonzalez, one of three members elected in 2022 who voted to report transgender students to their parents and ban critical race theory, has left the board.

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