Overburdened labor enforcement agency says violations are difficult to prove.
The legacy of fossil fuel development endures in leaks, spills and neglect.
People of color hired in the streaming-era diversity push say they now bear the brunt of inequities.
When one conference declined to cancel, a union walkout helped drive other concessions.
Student poets respond to a hotter and diminished planet.
A new Capital & Main series explores rising labor unrest in a nation of extreme disparities.
Weak labor laws allow the coffee giant to avoid contract talks.
Following watchdog’s advice, senators shrink tax giveaway program for oil and gas.
The state’s largest fossil fuel companies won a new loophole big enough for a liquified natural gas plant.
Despite the success of Blue Beetle, Latinos remain the most underrepresented group in films.
Residents and scientists had called for research on health risks for years, while industry campaign denied links.
Legislation aims to rein in an unregulated industry with ballooning environmental effects.
Emissions disclosure bill is testing the state’s climate resolve in the face of industry misinformation.
Unionizing is not against the law; but the law is against unionizing.
Support groups help manage the strain on caregivers in the epicenter of Alzheimer’s cases.
Family needs and the lack of a safety net add to a college graduate’s struggle to rise from California’s low-wage economy.
Environmental groups fault the Railroad Commission for lax oversight, warn of health impacts.
Extras say they have already been scanned without explanation.
After a Capital & Main and ProPublica investigation found that landlords were turning low-cost housing into tourist hotels, the city ordered some building owners to comply with the law.
Low-income working families and people of color continue to be hit hardest.