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WEBFEET TO THE FIRE. Capital & Main - Investigating Power & Politics is an award-winning online publication that reports from California on the most pressing economic, environmental and social issues of our time.
California Voters Can Reverse State's Decision to Cut Millions For ...
WEB2 days ago — Though long-lasting extreme heat is the “primary climate hazard” faced by many Los Angeles residents, California’s Legislature recently rescinded or delayed $209.9 million for programs to prepare for such climate emergencies. Half of the cuts will hit programs intended to cope with extreme heat — by expanding the number of cooling ...
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WEB4 days ago — The SlickSeptember 27, 2024Aaron Cantú. California Cut $200 Million for Extreme Heat and Other Climate Disasters. Voters Can Reverse That. Proposition 4 would fund infrastructure to relieve brutally hot days such as those that just scorched Los Angeles. Swing ShiftSeptember 27, 2024Nick Romeo.
A California Health Care Ballot Measure Is a Stalking Horse for ...
WEB1 day ago — Still, of the $44.6 million raised in support of the measure so far, $44.1 million of it came from the California Apartment Association, according to state data compiled by Cal Matters. The AHF has spent $5.6 million opposing it. It’s a long-running grudge. Weinstein has repeatedly taken aim at landlords, even though his foundation is one ...
Progressives Weigh In on Kamala Harris’ Economic Proposals — …
WEB3 days ago — An analysis by the Tax Policy Center found that if its provisions are not extended in 2025, Americans in the top 1% of income distribution would see an average tax increase of $70,350. For those in the top 0.1%, the increase would be $278,240. Harris has proposed undoing Trump’s tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, instituting a minimum tax ...
Newsom Vetoes Farmworker Heat Safety Bill as State Enforcement …
WEB4 days ago — On Saturday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that was intended to protect farmworkers injured when their employers violated state outdoor heat safety regulations — dealing a setback to farmworkers and their advocates. SB 1299, which was introduced by Sen. Dave Cortese (D-San Jose), would have made it …
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Striking Back Series
WEBAug 26, 2024 — A novel partnership among three labor unions to organize tens of thousands of airline workers could set a national example. “Striking Back” — How Workers Across a Polarized U.S. Are Challenging Economic Inequality. Danny Feingold August 30, 2023. A new Capital & Main series explores rising labor unrest in a nation of extreme disparities.
Ten Capital & Main Stories That Had an Impact in 2021
WEBDec 29, 2021 — The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Last Stand in California Oil Country. Aaron Cantú obtained documents showing that a fund used by oil companies to mitigate their pollution emissions in the San Joaquin Valley wasn’t benefitting the people most affected by the pollution. In public comments and legal filings, the Center for Biological Diversity cited our story in their effort to stop the issuance ...