Big Real Estate Loses Key Anti-Tenant Democrats
An archive commentary examines the electoral consequences that can follow when legislators side with property interests over renter protections.
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Public debates in context.
This archive collection revisits reporting and commentary on housing, labor, energy, justice, food systems, water, elections, and health.
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Wage Theft Confidential: Do Laws Work?
A worker-centered look at whether California labor codes provide effective remedies when employees are denied wages they have earned.
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Missing the Big Picture About California’s Low Electric Bills
This archive argument asks readers to distinguish electricity rates from total household bills when judging California’s clean-energy record.
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Where Black Teens and White Middle-Agers Get Equally Busted for Drugs
An analysis of historical Los Angeles County arrest patterns considers how age and race changed within drug-enforcement data.
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Why Americans Don’t Vote
This perspective considers why eligible voters may see little practical connection between casting a ballot and changes in their daily lives.
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10 Things You Should Know About GMOs and GMO Labeling
An archive guide surveys recurring environmental, agricultural, corporate-control, labeling, and food-safety questions surrounding GMOs.
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Goliath Gets Bigger: Prop. 1 War Chest Grows to $16.4 Million
A historical campaign-finance commentary looks at the interests backing California’s 2014 water bond and the beneficiaries its critics anticipated.
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Burden of the Boom: Who Will Pay the Price for Fracking in California?
An environmental-health perspective considers how drilling hazards can compound existing air, water, and waste burdens in California communities.
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Most Favor Water Bond, Rainy Day Fund Gains Ground
A historical polling snapshot records voter attitudes toward several California ballot measures before the 2014 election.
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Ebola: Support Nurses and Protect Workers
This historical piece documents nurses’ calls for stronger preparedness, protective equipment, and workplace protocols during the 2014 Ebola outbreak.
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Issues across California public life
- Housing and tenants
- Labor and wages
- Energy and climate
- Justice and rights
- Water and elections
- Food and public health