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California’s low wage future

This story on California’s low-wage workers is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. By Mark Kreidler Low-wage industries are forecast to lead job growth, and the share of workers […]


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Trump’s environmental agenda: Ignore climate crisis

This story on Trump’s environmental agenda is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. By Marcus Baram “It could be two steps forward or 20 steps back, cautious optimism or […]


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Safety net won’t close income gap

This story on efforts needed to close income gap in California is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. By Mark Kreidler Despite decades of progressive policies and enhanced safety-net […]


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Dispelling stereotypes about low-wage workers

This story on low-wage workers in California is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. By Mark Kreidler California’s new $20 minimum wage for most fast-food workers provoked plenty of […]



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The will to organize

By Mark Kreidler This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main, and co-published here with permission. For organized labor in the U.S., 2023 was a year of strikes that made national news and […]


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Californians want action on fading prospects

By Mark Kreidler This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main, and co-published here with permission. The bureaucratic inertia in Sacramento is often a byproduct of conflicting values or political chess—or, sometimes, legitimate […]


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State climate bill in trouble … again

By Aaron Cantú This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main, and co-published here with permission. It’s been more than two years since a California lawmaker first introduced a bill requiring big corporations […]


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Reducing barriers to mental health care for youth

By Mark Kreidler This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main, and co-published here with permission. The height of the pandemic triggered waves of anxiety and emotional stress for isolated young people across […]


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California Renters’ Caucus formed to fight for tenants

By Mark Kreidler This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main, and co-published here with permission. When its legislative members formed the California Renters’ Caucus last fall, they understood the scope of their […]