For Capital & Main from Los Angeles—Wildfires can be especially devastating for low-income families, often leaving them with long, difficult paths…
Sluggish Home-Buyer Market Not Budging Until It Sees More Fed Action
For WSJ from Los Angeles—The Federal Reserve took a big swing at lowering interest rates with a half-percentage-point cut to its benchmark…
Financially Strapped Health Care Workers Wait for Promised Wage Increase
For Capital & Main from Los Angeles—Cristina Cortez earns just $20.70 an hour running dialysis procedures for older patients suffering from…
Following California Budget Battle, Anti-Poverty Program CalWorks Remains Largely Intact
For Capital & Main from Los Angeles—Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature agreed on a budget last month that preserved most of…
Young Artists Worry About a Future Supplanted by Artificial Intelligence
For Capital & Main from Los Angeles—Freelance artist Nancy Aguilar has been feeling threatened by the emergence of generative artificial intelligence…
Governor’s Budget Includes Painful Cuts to Housing, Homelessness and Welfare Programs
For Capital & Main from Los Angeles—With a $44.9 billion revenue shortfall anticipated for the next fiscal year, Gov. Gavin Newsom…