Today's must-read: As ski resort owners rake in record profits, organizers are trying to unionize ski patrollers across the West — and they’re winning.
by Robert Davis
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JOURNALISM IS NOT A PROP: Thank you Los Angeles Public Press for calling attention to Knock LA’s fight to regain control of our website, social media accounts and an independent newsroom!

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BOOK TALK! ~ Los Angeles

Join acclaimed author Tracie McMillan (Tracie McMillan) on May 16 for a conversation about her highly anticipated new book, 'The White Bonus: Five Families and the Cash Value of Racism in America.'

Meet us at Chevalier's Books!

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This has been a long-standing problem in CA. My investigation Capital & Main from '21 found 10 CA hazardous waste plants with expired permits, some with checkered regulatory histories: capitalandmain.com/can-california…

As resort owners rake in record profits, organizers are trying to unionize ski patrollers across the West — and they’re winning.

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This year, the largest newspaper in the West laid off more than 20% of its newsroom. But the efforts of the L.A. Times Guild 🦅 to #savelocalnews amid layoffs continue.

Join us June 6 to honor the LAT Guild and newsroom at our annual journalism awards gala.

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Contrary to common beliefs, many Californians in low-wage jobs are in the later stages of their work lives. They also play a crucial role in taking care of the state’s aging population.

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California is the only state to offer all low-income undocumented residents health care.

Yet undocumented immigrants are reluctant to seek public health care for fear of jeopardizing residency and citizenship and even risking deportation.

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Went back home to the Rio Grande Valley to report on liquid methane gas export terminals.

They are as dirty as millions of cars and set to ship gas into the 2040s. As legal efforts fall short, residents are lobbying Europeans to reject gas from the U.S. capitalandmain.com/the-transatlan…

Last June the LA Times laid off more than 70 journalists. Six months later, it happened again – 115 this time. Gone. Here's an opportunity to honor the Times Guide that advocated so tirelessly for journalists at the largest paper in the Western U.S. exposesawards.com

If you're reporting on energy policy, you'll want to keep an eye on these down-the-ballot elections. From Marcus Baram at Capital & Main... #SharingLibrary bit.ly/4cKrLGB

Residents in the Rio Grande Valley along the U.S.-Mexico border are pursuing a novel strategy to halt the building of export terminals on unspoiled wetlands: Lobby Europeans to reject gas from the U.S.

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Studies have repeatedly shown wage increases bring few job cuts and boost local economies — not the other way around.

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California officials and health advocates worry that many of the more than 700,000 newly eligible residents may not enroll because they are not sure they would be eligible.

Others fear exposing their immigration status.

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Los Angeles EVENT 🗓️

Join acclaimed author Tracie McMillan on May 16 for a conversation about her highly anticipated new book, 'The White Bonus: Five Families and the Cash Value of Racism in America.'

thewhitebonus.eventbrite.com

The American industrial livestock industry represents a small portion of big banks’ financing portfolios — but it may be responsible for a disproportionately large share of the greenhouse gas emissions of all companies with which the banks do business.

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Los Angeles EVENT 🗓️

Join acclaimed author Tracie McMillan on May 16 for a conversation about her highly anticipated new book, 'The White Bonus: Five Families and the Cash Value of Racism in America.'

thewhitebonus.eventbrite.com

California has raised the minimum wage to $20 an hour for fast-food workers at chains with at least 60 locations nationwide.

Economist Michael Reich says the wage increase won't lead to higher prices or negative impacts on jobs.

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The average tree canopy across Los Angeles is 21%, but in neighborhoods such as South Los Angeles and Pacoima it is only 5% to 7%.

By contrast, in affluent areas such as Los Feliz and Brentwood, it is as high as 40%.

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No, the New Minimum Wage Won’t Wreck the Fast Food Industry or the Economy

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