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California May Abolish the Death Penalty
California voters will get a chance to abolish the state's expensive and flawed death penalty system.
Historic Farmworker Overtime Bill Awaits California Governor’s Nod
After pushing for fair pay, California farmworkers will finally be paid overtime when they work more than eight hours a day — if the bill is signed.
No Other Way Than to Struggle: The Farmworker-Led Boycott of Driscoll’s Berries
When the farmworkers demanded a collective bargaining agreement, the supervisors sent in the police.
Investing in the Care Economy: Domestic Workers in California Hope for Overtime Pay
Greater public investment is needed to help people with disabilities pay caregivers living wages and overtime pay.
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The Fifth-Graders Who Put Mexican Repatriation Back Into History Books
When a California history class noticed the US 1930s Mexican Repatriation was left out of the curriculum, they decided to take it up with the state Legislature.
The Nightmare Continues: California’s Broken Child Care Subsidies System
An opportunity to bring stability and security to low-income mothers in California has failed due to false assumptions.
The West’s “New Normal”: Another Long Season of Volatile Wildfires
In California and across the region, drought and heat makes for big blazes.
California’s War on the Homeless: From Streetside Attacks to Policies of Dehumanization
Attacks on the homeless are an extension of the state-sponsored violence against a “disposable population.”
Out of the Blue: Loved Ones Search for Answers in Shaylene Graves’ Prison Death
Why was Shaylene Graves found hanging in her cell just eight weeks before her release from prison?
One Woman’s 10-Year Fight to Save Her Family From Foreclosure
Sherry Hernandez is the type of fighter you always encounter when society faces a crisis.