The industry-backed bill proposes to freeze the bond amounts that fossil fuel companies are required to put up.
The L.A. City Council’s recent approval of a hotel worker protection measure is part of a growing trend.
Resignations follow stories from Capital & Main and Type Investigations on faulty permitting system and under-monitoring.
When it comes to wages, baseball’s billionaires give stadium workers peanuts.
A patchwork of regulations is out of sync with the urgency of the climate crisis, experts say.
Residents challenge regulators’ claims that they can’t account for toxic oil and gas emissions in the San Joaquin Valley.
Economists caution the billion-dollar tax windfall is the boom portion of a boom-bust resource cycle.
The rise of telehealth can either make health care more accessible or divide more communities. Which will it be in L.A. County?
While state coffers overflow, some California families must make hard choices about how they survive.
SoCal’s massive economic engine serves global shipping interests, but a study finds some residents and workers are being left behind.
An interview with Roy Bahat, the renegade venture capitalist who believes in labor unions.
A new report from the Forest Service blames climate change for record-setting fires, but fails to mention the fossil fuel industry.
A giant federal contractor’s failure to abide by a settlement is building pressure for Biden to take action.
The uneven impact of the pandemic has fallen heaviest on the most vulnerable students in the state.
If the Legislature does not approve the bill by Thursday, a similar initiative will proceed to the November ballot.
With knowledge of personal details, ICE imposters have coaxed thousands of dollars from fearful relatives of detainees.
Advocates say big telecom proposals could water down the state’s ambitious effort to connect 98% of residents by 2026.
As Roe v. Wade falls, a new podcast immerses listeners in the harrowing experiences of those seeking abortion, and the network of doctors, nurses and clergy helping them.
Psychotherapist Stuart Perlman’s portraits capture the humanity of those living on the streets.
Opponents say the plan would worsen pollution and build momentum for more industrial projects near the fragile coastline.