Director Joslyn Lyons on Former NBA Star Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf’s Long, Strange Journey The Showtime documentary 'Stand' chronicles the life and controversial career of the former Denver Nuggets guard. Capital & Main · Mar 13, 2023
New Mexico Senate Committee Rushes Debate on Money Earmarked for Dead Bill Lawmakers complain of last-second changes and a lack of transparency surrounding the reappropriation of $50 million in funding. Capital & Main · Mar 10, 2023
In the Middle of a Mental Health Crisis Among Youth, Words Matter To deal with huge health care disparities, some Californians focus first on a single concept: equity. Capital & Main · Mar 10, 2023
Los Angeles Sheriff’s Second-In-Command Has Alleged Gang Tattoo Undersheriff April Tardy says her ankle imprint shows allegiance to her former station. Deputies say it represents a deputy gang. Capital & Main · Mar 9, 2023
California Considers Giving the Incarcerated a Right to Vote It takes a constitutional amendment followed by a statewide vote to legalize balloting behind bars. Will it happen? Capital & Main · Mar 8, 2023
Struggling to Build Solidarity Across Lines of Race, Class and Gender A Pulitzer Prize winning journalist travels to a factory in Indiana and discovers the working class. Capital & Main · Mar 7, 2023
Food Workers Find Doors Barred on Day of Union Protest On the day Flying Food Group employees in L.A. had planned to picket, they found exit doors wouldn't open. Capital & Main · Mar 6, 2023
In a Largely Black and Latino Community, Neighbors Worry About the Oil Wells in Their Midst Activists get a victory in their fight to protect South L.A. residents from a Catholic Archdiocese-owned oil drill site. Capital & Main · Mar 3, 2023
New Mexico’s Latest Hydrogen Bill Dies While Oil and Gas Reform Act Advances The Advanced Technology Energy Act was killed over the weekend following objections from tribal leaders. Capital & Main · Mar 3, 2023
California Holds Its Breath as Supreme Court Weighs Student Loan Forgiveness The economic future of millions of Californians hangs in the balance. Capital & Main · Mar 2, 2023
The Dishonest Accounting of Net-Zero Emissions Companies pledge to cut emissions caused by their production, while opposing measures to reduce emissions from the use of their products. Capital & Main · Mar 1, 2023
FAA Must Move Faster to Remove Leaded Fuels From the Skies, Critics Say Officials, health experts and community groups say the FAA can do more to phase out dangerous aviation gasoline. Capital & Main · Feb 28, 2023
Texas Oil and Gas Producers Want Their Tax Break Back An effort to resurrect Texas’ Chapter 313 tax abatement is underway in the Legislature. Capital & Main · Feb 27, 2023
New Mexico’s Budget Battles Continue While a Hydrogen Development Bill (Likely) Appears The Advanced Energy Technology Act clearly echoes last year’s quartet of failed hydrogen bills that promoted public-private partnerships. Capital & Main · Feb 24, 2023
Capital & Main · Feb 24, 2023 Report: Los Angeles Is Ignoring Thousands of Violations of Its Airbnb Law The city moved to regulate short-term rentals in 2018, but researchers say it will not issue fines.
Capital & Main · Feb 23, 2023 ‘I Was So Sad All the Time. I Was So Angry All the Time.’ A report from the front lines of California’s Black mental health crisis.
Capital & Main · Feb 22, 2023 In L.A., Unhoused People Say City Sweeps Leave Them Vulnerable to Hypothermia Since January, the city has cleared nearly 600 encampments.
Capital & Main · Feb 21, 2023 ‘There’s Just No Hiding’: Inside the Self-Defense Class for Landlords After suing to end eviction protections, an L.A. property owners association prepares for the day tenants attack.
Capital & Main · Feb 20, 2023 Colorado Lawmakers Eye Climate-Friendly Pension Reform If OK'd, measure would be the first nationwide to require climate impact analysis in investment decisions.
Capital & Main · Feb 17, 2023 For Many of the Poorest in a Central Valley Community, a Crisis Deepens As a California town reels from the floods, undocumented residents say federal aid officials are turning them away.
Capital & Main · Feb 16, 2023 The Darker Truths About the State of Unionizing in the Country — and What Can Be Done to Change Things Organizing franchises is swell, but the attacks on unionization drives must stop.
Capital & Main · Feb 15, 2023 California Oil Industry Uses High Gasoline Prices to Roll Back Climate Agenda, Critics Allege After industry lobbyists halted the oil and gas well safe-distance law, their well-funded referendum could sway voters with misinformation.
Capital & Main · Feb 14, 2023 How Climate Change Threatens California Wine Longstanding varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon just can’t take the heat.
Capital & Main · Feb 13, 2023 Enforcement of Oil and Gas Regulations Under Threat in New Mexico Legislature Major laws quickly shot down, money debates still up in the air.
Capital & Main · Feb 10, 2023 Silicon Valley Sits on the Sidelines in the Fight Against Homelessness With the right app, you can get anything you want. So why can’t the unhoused find one to help them get a roof over their heads?