The condition of the building — and the displacement of residents — has raised questions among tenants and housing activists about the St. George’s owners’ ability to manage their portfolio of more than 1,100 downtown residential hotel units. capitalandmain.com/downtown-…

NEWS: The giant warehouse that burned for eight days in mid-June in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles had used thousands of pounds of anhydrous ammonia to cool the facility. capitalandmain.com/lineage-a…

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…

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…

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…

In Texas, environmental activists and experts raise the alarm about the impact of rolling back chemical regulations on the state’s petrochemical industry. capitalandmain.com/after-yea…

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. capitalandmain.com/arrests-o…

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#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

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. capitalandmain.com/sanewashi…

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. capitalandmain.com/detained-…

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. capitalandmain.com/trump-won…

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. capitalandmain.com/why-the-b…

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 capitalandmain.com/doge-impa…