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Mar 5, 2024

The Higher Cost of Rising Health Insurance

This article was produced by Capital & Main and is copublished here with permission. Sign up for Capital & Main’s newsletter. For most California residents, and the vast majority of the state’s lower-income workers, the cost of health insurance has been running away from them for years. That’s hardly news to anyone who has actually...
Ava DuVernay's New Film Makes the Caste Connection
Feb 13, 2024

Ava DuVernay’s New Film Makes the Caste Connection

What does the act of a racist vigilante have to do with the caste system in India that works to the detriment of the Dalits, Jewish people during the Holocaust and the system of slavery that’s in...
Oakland Coaches Trained to Support Young Athletes' Mental Health
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Feb 6, 2024

Oakland Coaches Trained to Support Young Athletes’ Mental Health

This article was produced by Capital & Main and is copublished here with permission. Sign up for Capital & Main’s newsletter. When gunshots ring out around the parks where Oakland Soccer Club practices, the teenage athletes keep their focus on...
Bystander Intervention Engages BART Riders in Safety Protocol
Jan 30, 2024

Bystander Intervention Engages BART Riders in Safety Protocol

A little over five years ago, 18-year-old Nia Wilson got on BART in Concord with her sisters Latifah and Tashiya for the last time. John Lee Cowell, then 29 and three months out of treatment at a...
California's Ethnic Media Struggles to Survive Local News Crisis
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Jan 23, 2024

California’s Ethnic Media Struggles to Survive Local News Crisis

California's Spanish-language press owes much to Francisco Ramrez, who founded "El Clamor Publico," the state's first Spanish-language newspaper, and continues to serve as a voice for underserved communities, while state legislators have proposed ways to help local news outlets stay afloat.
California's Lawsuit Against Big Oil for Climate Deception Continues
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Jan 16, 2024

California’s Lawsuit Against Big Oil for Climate Deception Continues

California's Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against five Big Oil companies, while new state laws and a damning report from a local community-based committee aim to hold fossil-fuel companies accountable for their harmful emissions.
‘Disneyland’ of the Iron Triangle
Jan 9, 2024

‘Disneyland’ of the Iron Triangle

Pogo Park, a free and accessible park in Richmond's Iron Triangle, has become the heart and pulse of the community, providing a space for magic and enchantment, and promoting public safety and wellbeing.
DEA Considers Reclassifying Cannabis, Boosting Legal Industry and Research
Jan 9, 2024

DEA Considers Reclassifying Cannabis, Boosting Legal Industry and Research

The DEA is considering a recommendation to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule 3 narcotic, which would provide a big boost to the legal-cannabis industry and make it easier for federal lawmakers to vote to legalize.
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