Domino effect: Calculating the dangers posed by Medi-Cal cuts
California could face a cascade of troubles if federal funding for health care is slashed. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced…
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Fred Ross’ Organizing Legacy: A new documentary about Cesar Chavez’s mentor offers lessons for activists in dark times
By Gabriel Thompson, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. The new documentary American…
Firings at Forest Service raise alarm over corporate takeover of public lands
Employees warn that recent dismissals could weaken protections for public lands as the new administration selects a former timber executive to head the agency. By…
The war over Burgernomics in California and beyond
Researchers refute fast food industry’s apocalyptic predictions about raising the minimum wage. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning…
California’s population is finally rebounding. Trump could change that
The state, home to nearly 2 million undocumented immigrants, could be hit hard by the president’s deportation policies. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This…
New immigration raids in California ignore a looming global crisis: Not enough workers
As California farmers wonder who will grow and harvest our food, falling birthrates are likely to soon force nations to compete for immigrants. By Dean…
As California AI data centers grow, so does dirty energy
Companies are using a shortcut to build ever larger centers that use diesel generators as an emergency power source. By Aaron Cantú, Capital & Main…
Bill targeting nonprofits likely to be revived by new Congress
Opponents say H.R. 9495 is part of a broader GOP effort to kneecap progressive organizations. By Jeremy Lindenfeld, Capital & Main This story is produced…
California just banned mandatory anti-union meetings in workplaces. Business groups have sued to stop the new law.
Chamber of Commerce, Restaurant Association claim the law, which labor unions say is meant to prevent coercion, violates free speech. By Mark Kreidler, Capital &…
How Trump administration cuts could hurt Medi-Cal
Federal funds cover more than 60% of California’s low-income health insurance plan. Losing even part of that money could result in cutbacks on care for…
Tiny Homes could be a big help for California’s unhoused
A new law is meant to help local governments speed up the building and placement of small, portable houses. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main…
California legislators weigh in on Kaiser mental health workers strike
A letter signed by a majority of both houses calls on the health care giant to accept proposals from 2,400 striking mental health care workers….
If the American Dream means hard work leads to getting ahead, most Californians no longer believe it
Seventy percent of the state’s residents think kids in the state will be financially worse off than their parents. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main…
Why California’s Latina wage gap is nation’s worst
Concentration in low-paying industries and lack of education and career training mean Latinas earn 44% of what white men are paid. By Mark Kreidler, Capital…
Striking Kaiser therapists say thousands of appointments likely to be cancelled
A union complaint filed with California regulators says a leaked internal memo shows Kaiser intended to break its own rules and state law, leaving patients…
California’s November election stopped another rent control ballot measure – and maybe its chief architect
A measure seemingly targeting the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which has put forth three rent control ballot measures, is on its way to narrowly passing. By…
Why mass deportations would cripple California’s economy
Mythology aside, nearly 2 million undocumented immigrants are the backbone of some industries, and pay billions in taxes for services they will never receive. By…