Staff reporter for @capitalandmain. writing on California's housing crisis and economic inequality Posts aren't endorsements. Opinions are mine.
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Police don’t respond to calls at ICE detention centers in this California town, citing agreement with private prison giant The GEO Group. Crimes go uninvestigated, say attorneys and alleged sexual abuse victim. capitalandmain.com/californi…
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A veteran labor lawyer, Ana Avendaño, told Capital & Main that, in general, unions have failed to effectively combat sexism and sexual harassment, even after the MeToo movement forced the ouster of several prominent labor leaders in the late 2010s. capitalandmain.com/she-wrote…
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As Los Angeles gears up for a surge of tourists for this year’s FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Olympics, Airbnb is urging the city to legalize thousands of new short-term rentals. Opponents say this will further strain an already limited housing supply. capitalandmain.com/airbnb-sa…
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In Texas, environmental activists and experts raise the alarm about the impact of rolling back chemical regulations on the state’s petrochemical industry.
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COLUMN—The arrests of two Black journalists for doing their jobs mark a new chapter of an age-old struggle for democracy, inclusion and unflinching truth that traces back to the pioneering journalism of Ida B. Wells.
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In a Time of Extreme Peril, Burmese Journalists Tell Stories From the Shadows via @capitalandmain - capitalandmain.com/in-a-time…
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Trump’s Plan to End Forest Protections Targets a ‘Conservation Success Story’ via @capitalandmain - capitalandmain.com/trumps-pl…
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In Trump’s Push to Fire Fed Governor, a Curious Target via @capitalandmain - capitalandmain.com/in-trumps…
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27 Jun 2025
#LAPD arrested a journalist covering an #ICE raid. The case was dropped, but press advocates are sounding the alarm.
Producers: Maison Tran, @Jeremotographs, @cerisecastle
Cameras: Maison Tran, Jeremy Lindenfeld
Editor: Jeremy Lindenfeld
#Immigration #LosAngeles #LocalNews
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23 Jun 2025
Since Trump’s reelection, the @nytimes and other major news orgs, including @AP and the @washingtonpost, seem to have backed off from questioning his mental health — even though Trump’s statements have only become more dissociative and harder to follow.
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10 Jun 2025
NEW: When @ICEgov took José into its custody at Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego in January, he told medical staff at the facility that he had colon cancer.
Since then, his symptoms have worsened and he has begged them for treatment — to no avail.
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6 Jun 2025
Trump won Kentucky in the 2024 election by more than 30 percentage points.
The #OneBigBeautifulBill seeks to cut Medicaid funding to make permanent trillions of dollars in tax cuts. As many as 345,000 people in Kentucky could lose health care coverage.
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21 May 2025
Pope Leo XIV (@Pontifex) — the new leader of the Catholic Church — and his mixed African ancestry offer a fascinating antidote to President Trump’s attacks on diversity in America.
@aubry_erin writes on why it matters to have an American Creole pope.
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1 May 2025
Billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE is cutting federal programs. But what's the real impact on Americans? 🤔
@CapitalAndMain is launching a crucial new project to track the consequences on the ground. Follow along as we investigate!
#GovtCutsImpact #DOGEWatch
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From Harvard’s president facing down political pressure to a science foundation scrubbing controversy from its website, the battle for free speech and open inquiry plays out where ideas are meant to thrive.
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25 Apr 2025
Since Jan. 20, the Trump administration and its allies have bullied a public servant, artist or scientist nearly every week.
This week @capitalandmain launches a column examining people or institutions that succeeded or failed to stand up against intimidation.
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Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-03-14/…
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The Little Town That Stood Up to Big Oil via @capitalandmain - capitalandmain.com/the-littl…
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