What happened to North Hollywood’s Star Garden, the nation’s only unionized strip club?
The Los Angeles dancers made labor history in 2023, but their jobs and union protections are in limbo.
The Caring Cowgirl
Elizabeth Beeson’s non-profit broadens access to horses through therapeutic visits and workshops in Palo Alto.
Beyond the lobby
Two years after winning higher pay in a strike, San Francisco hotel workers say making ends meet is still a challenge.
‘We are allowed to be ourselves’: Women at Cal Poly Maritime work to open up their industry
Women make up less than 2% of the global maritime workforce. But the number of women cadets at Cal Poly Maritime in Vallejo is growing.
Your last will
Planning for your death should be empowering, not scary. This Oakland law firm has been guiding people toward the inevitable for close to 50 years.
Salinas Valley feeds the world, but too many locals are going hungry
By Emma Garcia :: It’s mid summer of 2009. I hear the kids playing across the street in the park. The sun is shining through the blinds and Saturday morning … Continue reading
A California law beefed up health care funding for part-time community college faculty. Is it working?
By Li Khan :: Suji Venkatamaran, an adjunct instructor at Skyline College in the San Mateo Community College District, pays out of pocket each month for a basic health insurance … Continue reading
Afghan journalists fled for their lives as the Taliban came to power. Two women tell their stories.
By Simmerdeep Kaur :: As Afghanistan fell to Taliban control in the summer of 2021, the lives of two female journalists changed forever, their fates intertwined by the prospect of … Continue reading
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Send us an email with a word document outlining your idea for a reported story or photojournalism project about workers, civic issues, economic issues or racial justice. Please describe how … Continue reading
San Francisco is still trying to take the city’s power grid from PG&E
By JohnTaylor Wildfeuer :: The way California-based community organizer Pete Woiwode sees it, there was recently “a rare opportunity to really change the game and actually put the values of … Continue reading
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