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Economist Michael Reich on Why California Fast-Food Wages Can Rise Without Job Losses and Higher Prices

A tight labor market and local minimum wages that are already close to the new $20 minimum are among the reasons.

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No, the New Minimum Wage Won’t Wreck the Fast Food Industry or the Economy

Studies have repeatedly shown wage increases bring few job cuts and boost local economies.

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Tried as an Adult at 16: California’s Laws Have Changed but Angelo Vasquez’s Sentence Has Not

Convicted for two killings he didn’t commit, Vasquez hopes legal reforms will lead to his freedom after 18 years behind bars.

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The Way-Down-the-Ballot Races That Could Transform Energy Policy for Millions

The energy future of fossil fuel dependent Phoenix could be reshaped by a slate of clean energy advocates looking to upend a stubborn utility.

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New Mexico Governor Vetoes Tax Break for Wells After Pushback

Proposal to drill oil and gas near Denver superfund site raises concerns.

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Los Angeles Hotel Workers Could Use the 2028 Olympics to Their Advantage

New contracts will expire six months before the Games, giving workers an opening to pit public attention against employers.

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Street Artists Say Graffiti on Abandoned L.A. High-Rises Is Disruptive, Divisive Art

Shepard Fairey calls the tagging of empty luxury towers a “poetic reuse of a failed space.”

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‘They Don’t Want to Teach Black History’

Not far from a birthplace of the Black Lives Matter movement, a school district convulses after Black history and literature classes are canceled.

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In Georgia, a Basic Income Program’s Success With Black Women Adds to Growing National Interest

Participants who received an average of $850 per month used it for paying bills, reducing debt and improving credit.

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Nurses Union Says State Watchdog Does Not Adequately Investigate Staffing Crisis

The California Department of Public Health says the agency is enforcing state requirements, despite deep budget cuts.

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‘Every Day the Ocean Is Eating Away at the Land’

Fearing they may not survive the ravages of extreme weather caused by the climate crisis, island nations look to Hawaii’s ambitious policies as a model.

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In Deep Red Utah, Climate Concerns Are Now Motivating Candidates

Would-be voters in this coal and oil state signal they’re increasingly alarmed by climate change.

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A California Program to Get Produce to Low-Income Families Is a Hit. Now It Is Running Out of Money.

More than 74,000 people eat healthier through the CalFresh pilot program.

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Long Beach Hotel Workers on Track to Earn the Highest Minimum Wage in the Nation

A ballot measure to raise pay to $23 an hour could help workers in labor negotiations and boost the local economy.

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‘I’m Not Gonna Let Up Until We See Changes’

Health care exchange workers say the Biden administration should force their employer to provide good jobs.

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New Roles for Top Journalists at Capital & Main

Jessica Goodheart, Steve Marble and Cerise Castle bring broad and deep experience to our coverage of inequality and the climate crisis.

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A Disease Took Her Mobility. Now, at 70, She Could Lose Her Home.

Unable to walk or use her arms, Karen Mickett can work and live on her own. A mass eviction at her Los Angeles apartment complex threatens her fragile independence.

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Power of the Pulpit: How Conservative Congregations Scale the Church-State Wall to Political Victory

Using money, mass mobilizations and culture wars, church leaders get their members — and sometimes themselves — elected to office.

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Many of the U.S. Banks Funding Coal Have an Unusual Carve-Out

They will still directly fund coal plants that are taking steps to abate their emissions using the untested technology.

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‘This Is Our Watch Now:’ The Pastor Guiding Conservatives to Southern California School Boards

Tim Thompson engineered a school board takeover by recruiting and financing candidates who run against race, religion and gender identity policies.

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How Islamophobia Is Driving a Mental Health Crisis Among Michigan’s Muslim Youth

In the Arab American enclave of Dearborn, anxiety, depression and substance abuse strain the “9/11 generation.”

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Why It Is Time for Newsom and the Legislature to Get Serious About Mental Health in California

It is one of the state’s greatest health needs, companies fail to live up to their policies, and the state does not invest what is needed for enforcement.

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Why Has the White Working Class Embraced Trump?

A new book argues that the disappearance of private sector unions is part of the answer.

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A Foundry’s Closure Devastated This Tennessee Town But a New Lithium Plant Is Giving It Hope

Etowah could emerge as a major player in energy sustainability and U.S. energy security.

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In Los Angeles, Shade Most Often Goes to the Privileged

After the hottest summer on record, officials vow again to make the city’s tree cover more equitable.

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