California lobbyist explains how to skirt climate scrutiny in State Legislature
Industry is ‘misadvertising’ a carbon capture bill in order to obscure its risky intent, according to an oil and gas advocate. By Aaron Cantú, Capital…
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As workplaces become more violent, California calls for stricter protections
Industry opposes a legislative bill to enact protections, but could support less stringent proposed Cal/OSHA safety requirements. By Dan Ross, Capital & Main This story…
Doubly disadvantaged: Undocumented women earn less than everyone else
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Pandemic relief program left many California renters struggling
Puzzling denials and delays still plague some who seemed to qualify for help. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by the…
Desegregation starts here: Richard and Leah Rothstein’s new book is an organizer’s guide to integrating communities
By Kelly Candaele, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. When Richard…
Just because you think you are tipping a service worker doesn’t mean you are
Two California cases probe who is pocketing those extra fees tacked onto your restaurant tab By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced…
The climate crisis is a health crisis
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When California set minimum staffing levels for overworked nurses, better patient outcomes followed
Safe staffing laws have worked in California — and can’t pass anywhere else. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by the…
David Bronner’s psychedelic justice trip
His soap company donates millions to psychedelics research and reforms, which the CEO says can lead to a healthier, more just society. By Jeremy Lindenfeld,…
Incarcerated men and women are learning to address their own trauma
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California’s methane climate solution rewards dairy gas: Other states take a harder line
Incentives for cow manure methane prop up gas infrastructure — can California do better? By Aaron Cantu, Capital & Main This story is produced by…
A wildly ambitious new bill would raise the minimum wage for hundreds of thousands in California
How to help health care workers live where they are employed. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism…
‘We can’t be living in an economy of 40 million people this close to the edge’
Lake Mead, a key water source for California and six other states, is close to drying up. Water policy expert Felicia Marcus says dramatic action…
In the folds of a major gun control law, mental health hope for California Youth
Can California make the most of a rare health care win? By George B. Sanchez-Tello, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning…
Unfinished mental health business for Governor Newsom
While it ponders ambitious new laws to improve mental health, California could strengthen what’s already on the books. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This…
Held down by our bootstraps? Author Alissa Quart says the myth of American individualism is a poor excuse for inequality.
By Kelly Candaele, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. In Alissa Quart’s…
California climate groups feel burned after backing Big Oil windfall bill
Gov. Newsom reneged on pledge to wind down fossil fuel refineries By Aaron Cantu, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism…