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There Is Another Democrat A.O.C. Should Be Mad At

Progressive Democrats in the House of Representatives can be forgiven their anxiety about whether Senators Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona will support the more than $1.8 trillion Build Back Better plan. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, for example, rues the two senators’ outsize influence, while her colleague Rashida Tlaib of Michigan worries that Mr. Manchin and Ms. Sinema are “corporate Dems” led astray by special interests.

Surviving Ten Days with COVID in a Hospital

A friend had told us that Buffalo General was the best hospital in the city. We were prepared for the long wait at the emergency room lobby. I checked at the front desk, hopeful. Soon, though, a bad premonition took hold of my girlfriend, Jennifer. She begged me to leave.

California Isn’t Adding Nearly Enough Housing To Keep Up With Job Growth

With L.A. and other Southern California governments planning for a big increase in housing over the next eight years, a new report illustrates just how poorly the state has done in keeping up with the demand.

California housing crisis both wide and deep

California’s housing crisis is a hot current topic but it has been developing for decades and there are no magic solutions for it. Californians — particularly politicians and we in the media — talk a lot about the state’s housing crisis and how it could be resolved.

Florida Man Who Moved to California for Work Is Suing Employer for Ordering Him to Cut His Hair

A Florida man, Jeffrey Thornton is suing his employer - the Encore Group - under California's CROWN Act. He claims they're discriminating against him over his dreadlocks.

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Six Years After Reform Law, Native American Voters Still Face Long Drives to Polls, Unreliable Mail Service

Six years after California lawmakers approved legislation meant to...

Judge Blocks California’s First Carbon Capture Project, Dealing Blow to State Climate Goals

A Kern County judge has dealt a significant setback...
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