Much of the $65 million campaign against the state’s rent-control initiative comes from giant private equity firms and real-estate investment trusts.
Capital & Main
Posted inEconomic Policy
DHS Kicks the Ladder from Under Immigrants Seeking Green Cards
The department’s proposed rule could devastate the health care of millions of immigrants.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Can the EPA Roll Back California’s Clean Air Standards?
The feds can regulate mileage, but the states can regulate smog.
Posted inWorking in America
After Janus: Labor’s Recommitment Campaigns Energize the Rank and File
In the wake of the Janus ruling, well-funded right-to-work groups are preparing digital and door-to-door campaigns aimed at California’s public-sector workers.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
If the Census Asks, “Are You a Citizen?”
Immigrants won’t answer, and blue states—California especially—will lose representation.
Posted inEducation in America
Mentors Under Siege: California’s DACA Teachers
Of California’s roughly 223,000 DACA recipients, an estimated 5,000 are working teachers. Three of them share their stories.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Trouble in Republican Paradise
The Great Awakening of Dana Rohrabacher’s Orange Coast District
Posted inWorking in America
L.A. Times: Will Union Vote Conk Tronc?
In response to management turmoil, editorial staffers at the Los Angeles Times are voting on unionization for the first time in the newspaper’s history.
Posted inLaw and Justice
What Will Become of California’s Progressivism If the Court Sides with Janus?
The Supreme Court is expected to side in Janus v. AFSCME against public-sector unions, a key force in bringing the state’s progressive ballot initiatives to victory.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
The Art of the Border: Searching for Kikito
A French artist’s colossal installation on Mexico’s side of the border may make the invisible visible, but other subjects carry a sharper critical edge and pose deeper questions.
