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As Texas Destroys Its Wetlands, the Risk of Devastating Flooding Increases

Thousands of acres have been decimated to make room for development and urban sprawl, alarming residents and climate experts.

Capital & Main · Aug 24

Silicon Valley’s Most Dangerous Innovation

Author Gil Durán says the rise of ‘tech fascism’ is putting our democracy in peril – and asks us to imagine a world without billionaires.

Capital & Main · Aug 21

Children Are Losing Health Coverage. Federal Cuts Will Make It Worse.

Medi-Cal enrollment among children has fallen by more than 460,000 since 2025. Medicaid cuts taking effect next year will push coverage even lower.

Capital & Main · Aug 20

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Mental Health Workers Say Algorithmic Triage Is Hurting Patients

Workers and policymakers are pushing for safeguards around AI’s use in health care through collective bargaining and legislation.

Capital & Main · Aug 18

L.A.’s Fashion District Feels Like a Ghost Town a Year After the Raids

“For Lease” signs dot once-busy storefronts, where immigration raids led to a drop in foot traffic and fear among workers and shoppers.

Capital & Main · Aug 17

Imperial Valley Dreamed of a Lithium Boom. It Just Hit Another Roadblock

Court finds lithium project may not have enough Colorado River water. County supervisors vote to offer developers millions in refunds.

Capital & Main · Aug 14

Lineage and Fire Chief Said There Was No Ammonia Leak. Real-Time Logs Tell a Different Story.

Weeks later, Lineage’s own data — buried in online reports — shows some unsafe ammonia levels in Boyle Heights.

Capital & Main · Aug 14

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To Avoid Public Pushback, Cities Are Putting Homeless Shelters in Industrial Zones

Municipalities across Southern California are putting shelters in polluted industrial areas as the state pushes to increase the number of beds for unhoused people.

Capital & Main · Aug 13

After Years-Long Battle, California Rideshare Drivers Win Certification. Can They Win a Contract?

If Uber and Lyft resort to the stalling tactics corporations commonly use to block higher pay and better working conditions, gig workers will still have a fight on their hands.

Capital & Main · Aug 13

In Arizona, the Thermostat Is Driving Voters to the Polls

Record heat, two rate hikes and a data center boom have turned utility bills — not climate — into the state’s most volatile issue.

Capital & Main · Aug 12

U.S. Has Deported Hundreds of Children to Cities in Southern Mexico

Human rights organizations said the minors lack the resources to go home safely and that some may have died trying.

Capital & Main · Aug 11

If Democracy Is in Retreat, What About Capitalism?

Historian Sheri Berman on the links between declining democracy, neoliberal economics and what’s driving radicalization on the right and left.

Capital & Main · Aug 10

Fighting for Racial Justice With Piercing Humor — and a Project 2029

Trump’s reelection would be

Capital & Main · Aug 7

‘It Wasn’t Right.’ Car Wash Workers Cope With Lingering Impacts of SoCal ICE Raids.

Workers and their families struggle in the aftermath of federal immigration raids that targeted more than 100 car washes in the region.

Capital & Main · Aug 6

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Capital & Main · Aug 5

Healing Together: Why Recovery and Motherhood Should Go Hand in Hand

At Via Avanta in L.A., kids accompany their moms to treatment for substance abuse. But family-centered rehab remains uncommon.

Capital & Main · Aug 4

AI Is Being Used to Boost Medicaid Enrollment, But Not Without Concerns

A California health plan uses

Capital & Main · Aug 3

When ICE Detained Two Iranian Sisters, an L.A. Pastor Answered the Call

Refugees fleeing persecution only to be swept up by ICE win support of congregation, including some who voted for Trump.

Capital & Main · Jul 31

Your Elected Officials Might Have Side Hustles. Here’s How to Find Out.

Pennsylvania governor candidate Stacy Garrity makes money from fracking. We know from financial disclosures that are required in most states. Here’s how to use them.

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Capital & Main · Jul 30

SoCal Cities are Placing Homeless Shelters in Polluted Industrial Areas

Officials are turning to industrial and manufacturing zones to site shelters — and avoid public pushback — a Capital & Main review of 30 cities found.

Capital & Main · Jul 30

The End of Temporary Protected Status Threatens Workers, Families — and the Economy

Ending TPS would disrupt communities nationwide. In California, more than 60,000 immigrant workers could eventually lose legal protections.

Capital & Main · Jul 29

‘We Make America Strong’: Capturing the Chicano Experience in Zoot Suit, La Bamba and Real Life

A new documentary on playwright and filmmaker Luis Valdez comes at a moment of cultural reckoning over whose stories get told in the Trump era.

Capital & Main · Jul 29

In Pennsylvania, the Data Center Wars Hit the Ballot Box

Voters angry about rising electricity bills have turned the fight over powering AI into the defining issue of the state's 2026 elections.

Capital & Main · Jul 28

Immigration Officials Misused Weapons Hundreds of Times During Protests, Report Finds

From L.A. to Minneapolis, agents and officers improperly used tear gas, pepper balls and rubber bullets against protesters and journalists.

Capital & Main · Jul 24

What Santa Monica Gets Right on Section 8 Housing

The affluent coastal city is a rare exception in L.A. County, where two-thirds of Section 8 voucher holders live in areas the state considers “low-resource.”

Capital & Main · Jul 24

Near the Salton Sea, Little League Players Struggle to Breathe

Pediatric asthma is common in Calipatria, where young athletes compete despite extreme heat and air pollution. Some worry a lithium boom could make things worse.

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