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Is the solution to hunger all around us in fertile California?

A program in Los Angeles County is recycling unused food to feed hungry residents — and offering a model for other cities. Written by Mark Kreidler This article was produced by Capital & Main, an award-winning publication that reports from California on economic, political, and social issues. It is co-published here

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How employers and labor groups are trying to protect workers from ICE

Here are some tactics unions and employers at farms, factories, restaurants and other job sites are using to shield employees from immigration raids. Written by Jeremy Lindenfeld This article was produced by Capital & Main, an award-winning publication that reports from California on economic, political, and social issues. It is

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Lax Oversight, Few Inspections Leave Child Farmworkers Exposed to Toxic Pesticides

Child laborers and other farmworkers in California are being exposed to toxic pesticides, in part because of splintered enforcement of safety regulations. Written by Robert J. Lopez, Photography by Barbara Davidson This article was produced by Capital & Main, an award-winning publication that reports from California on economic, political, and

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‘I’m Lost in This Country’: Non-Mexicans Living Undocumented After Deportation to Mexico

Cubans and other third-country nationals are dropped off on the streets of Villahermosa where they struggle to survive. Written by Kate Morrissey This article was produced by Capital & Main, an award-winning publication that reports from California on economic, political, and social issues. It is co-published here with permission. In

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California’s child farmworkers: exhausted, underpaid and toiling in toxic fields

State officials are failing to protect the health and safety of thousands of young field laborers, an investigation has found. Written by Robert J. Lopez, Photography by Barbara Davidson This article was produced by Capital & Main, an award-winning publication that reports from California on economic, political, and social issues.

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Seven years into Gov. Newsom’s tenure, California’s housing crisis remains unsolved

Despite a burst of new housing laws, buying a home in California is increasingly unattainable — especially for lower-income earners — a new report shows. Written by Mark Kreidler This article was produced by Capital & Main, an award-winning publication that reports from California on economic, political, and social issues. It is

health care

Barring a sharp shift, health insurance costs will skyrocket

Many of the 24 million working and middle-class Americans insured through the Affordable Care Act may forgo insurance if their bills multiply. Written by Mark Kreidler This article was produced by Capital & Main, an award-winning publication that reports from California on economic, political, and social issues. It is co-published

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Homeland Security tightens rules on activities near federal buildings

Activists fear the Trump administration will use the rule to cover up misconduct by immigration officials. Written by Kate Morrissey This article was produced by Capital & Main, an award-winning publication that reports from California on economic, political, and social issues. It is co-published here with permission. The Department of

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Immigration

U.S. Deports Asylum Seekers to Southern Mexico Without Their Phones

The Trump administration’s deportation flights to the Mexican southern border towns of Tapachula and Villahermosa leave people stranded with few resources. Written by Kate Morrissey This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is republished here with permission. It is the first in a three-part series called "

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Politics

Desperate times: ‘If we do not do this … there will be tragedy after tragedy.’

A proposed ballot initiative would tax California’s billionaires’ wealth to stabilize Medicaid amid sharp federal cuts. Written by Mark Kreidler This article and video were produced by Capital & Main. They are republished here with permission. If the recently proposed 5% tax on California billionaires to raise $100 billion

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Five-day strike by Kaiser Permanente workers is about more than money

Kaiser employees are calling for a lucrative medical giant that handles care for more than 12 million Americans to let them better prioritize patients. Written by Mark Kreidler This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is republished here with permission. The nation’s health care workers want to

Election

Prop 50 supporters see a litmus test for democracy

Even some champions of California’s citizen-drawn Congressional maps support the Nov. 4 ballot measure to suspend them and counter Trump’s attacks. Written by Jeremy Lindenfeld This article and video were produced by Capital & Main. They are republished here with permission. Californians have until November 4 to vote