New collaborations with community organizations may produce innovative solutions that could make the pandemic recovery more equitable.
Two rural communities prepare to wrest more control over protecting their air from pollution.
Pro bono law firms say L.A. court system prioritizes nonessential operations over community safety.
Why are whites more likely to get their shots when people of color suffer more from COVID-19?
Life expectancy for U.S. whites declined by 0.8 years in 2020’s first half. For Latinos it was 1.9 years, while for Blacks it dropped 2.7 years.
Capital & Main Exclusive: A visual journal of daily life inside a small city of asylum seekers along the Rio Grande.
Santa Fe’s easy familiarity with energy industry representatives illustrates how one of the most powerful lobbies is treated within state government.
Differences among school districts are ignored at California’s peril.
As COVID vaccines are rolled out, a critical health care network is underused.
In the San Joaquin Valley, the homeless are being evicted in the middle of the pandemic.
What the state can learn from coal’s decline — before the oil and gas industry goes off a cliff.
Shaka King’s riveting new film looks at the charismatic Black Panther leader Fred Hampton and the man who betrayed him.
What happens when pandemic fighters are at risk themselves with preexisting medical conditions?
Since 2002, USC has spent more than $550 million on its police force. Community critics say armed officers feel more like an occupying force than a security necessity.
Lowest-paid workers take the worst hit while pandemic continues its damage.
An improbable vanguard of poor people is “reclaiming” vacant homes — forcing policymakers to rethink affordable housing strategies.
Translators claim working within whisper distance of defendants makes them especially vulnerable to the coronavirus.
Gov. Gavin Newsom says schools can reopen safely, but many campuses can’t meet the state’s most recent guidelines for being open.
A look at one of the country’s largest COVID-19 vaccination centers.
Different sets of construction regulations allow California’s charters to build without environmental oversight.