According to a report, The Trump administration has sent 300+ people to countries where they have no ties after immigration judges granted them protection from deportation to their home countries because of legitimate fear of persecution or torture. capitalandmain.com/tortured-…

Concern over the larger picture of anti-Blackness in the country and Karen Bass’ role in standing up to it may be why Black voters don’t appear to be shifting, at least in any public or vocal way, in great numbers toward Nithya Raman. capitalandmain.com/black-l-a…

Over 18 months, Airbnb has spent almost $4.2 million lobbying L.A., primarily for additional short-term rentals in the city. The company has also poured $7.1 million so far into this year’s mayor race, along with three other local contests. capitalandmain.com/airbnb-po…

Democrat Randy Villegas, a college professor and local school board member, aims to unseat longtime Republican Rep. David Valadao in a congressional race where access to health care has become a central issue. capitalandmain.com/in-medica…

Outrage inspired retired probation officer Diana Salcedo, 65, a Republican who supports President Donald Trump, to join a grassroots movement of local residents fighting a proposed Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing LLC data center. capitalandmain.com/i-dont-tr…

Ten of the industry’s biggest corporate and individual donors gave more than $13.6 million between July and September alone. For the industry’s executives, the money is less about winning new favors than about protecting a historic run of them. capitalandmain.com/big-oils-…

Livingston was the California city that swung most heavily for Trump, shifting 36 percentage points in his favor between 2020 and 2024. Other nearby cities tacked right as well. capitalandmain.com/a-califor…

The billionaire-funded political action committee Building a Better California has spent more than $304 million to defeat California’s proposed billionaire tax on the November ballot, according to a Capital & Main analysis of state campaign finance record. capitalandmain.com/who-are-t…

A new report by Gas Leaks Project and Earthworks tallied 166 major methane leaks at 121 New Mexico oil and gas facilities between January 1, 2025, and April 30, 2026. capitalandmain.com/satellite…

Nearly 200 Republicans who supported President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election are on the ballot for major statewide and U.S. congressional offices this November. capitalandmain.com/jan-6-ele…

Big Tech companies and California’s largest oil and gas well operator are spending millions to pass Proposition 45, a ballot measure that would clear hurdles for industrial projects such as gas pipelines and possibly data centers. capitalandmain.com/oil-and-t…

Working more than 60 hours a week, care worker Julio Godinez averages about $3,750 in net income each month. Even a cursory run through his monthly bills either taps out that total entirely or leaves Godinez actively in the red. capitalandmain.com/the-worke…

In the shadows of “Gasland,” which was pivotal in paving the way for what developed into a potent protest movement against fracking, filmmaker Josh Fox’s latest film, “The Welcome Table,” shows the result of continued fossil fuel development. capitalandmain.com/can-this-…

Since 2017, veterinary prices have increased about 67%, much faster than overall consumer prices, which rose about 38% during the same period. Higher operating expenses, pharmaceutical prices and general inflation are all contributing to bigger bills. capitalandmain.com/why-so-ma…

Democrats are hoping voters’ concerns about the rising cost of living will help them win statewide in November — or at least flip some House seats, chief among them Florida’s 27th Congressional District. capitalandmain.com/florida-m…

On March 28, Tucker Collins, 19, lost an eye from an injury sustained at a protest against federal immigration enforcement. capitalandmain.com/he-went-t…

Last year saw the worst snowpack in recent history in the Pecos River’s headwaters. The last two winters are part of a decades-long drought exacerbated by climate change that has stressed water planning across the Southwest. capitalandmain.com/the-pecos…

This year marks the first time two Vietnamese Americans are running to represent Orange County, which includes Little Saigon, the largest concentration of people of Vietnamese ancestry outside of Vietnam. capitalandmain.com/two-child…

Jackie Ryan admits she never really got the premise of Destination Crenshaw, the much-heralded outdoor art project being constructed around the path of a light-rail line running down Crenshaw Boulevard. capitalandmain.com/in-crensh…

One of the biggest issues shaping the energy debate today is the construction and use of data centers for artificial intelligence. There are nearly 400 data centers operating, planned or under construction in Texas. capitalandmain.com/in-texas-…