Proposition 32 to increase the minimum wage from $16 to $18 isn’t as far-reaching as when it was first proposed. Fast food workers are already making more, and health care employees are on track. But worker groups are already pushing for more.
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CA Voters Face Competing Ballot Measures as Interest Groups Clash
The November election in California features competing ballot measures over rent control.
If Californians Vote in November to Ban Forced Labor, Will Prison Inmates Get a Raise?
California courts have long upheld below-minimum wage pay for prison inmates working a wide range of jobs. A 2024 ballot measure that would ban forced prisoner labor could change that.
Newsom for President? Here Are His Political Assets and Liabilities
As Democrats have panicked over President Joe Biden’s lackluster debate performance and looked elsewhere for a potential replacement, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is the talk of the town. But how would he fare on the national stage?
Legislature Considers Banning Legacy Admissions at CA Colleges
At Stanford University and the University of Southern California, 14%t of students who were admitted in the fall of 2022 had legacy or donor connections, while 13% of 2022 admissions at Santa Clara University were children or grandchildren of alumni.
Sam Liccardo: It’s The Counting
Op-Ed: We must respect whatever findings that elections officials reach in the recount of ballots in the 16th Congressional District.
UC Regents Reject Plan to Allow Campuses to Hire Undocumented Students
The proposal would have meant challenging a federal law that bars employers from hiring undocumented immigrants. Advocates requesting the change argue that the University of California, as a state agency, is exempt from that law.
LA Innocence Project Assists Scott Peterson in New Motion
A San Mateo County jury convicted Scott Peterson in November 2004 of killing his pregnant wife, Laci, and their unborn son, Conner.
California Conservatives Go after Local School Boards over LGBTQ Policies
Several California school districts have required parental notification when students seek to change their gender identity.
Newsom Names Former Labor Leader, Laphonza Butler, New U.S. Senator
By late Sunday, the governor’s office confirmed that his appointment to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein would be free to run for a full term in 2024.
California Gunmakers Fear Impact of New Taxes on Sales
Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed a tax on firearms and ammunition, among other new gun control laws. California’s remaining gun manufacturers wonder if they have a future.
With Trump’s Keynote Speech Friday, California Republicans Face Moment of Truth
The state GOP is doubling down on its support for Donald Trump, inviting him to be its keynote speaker and adding rules for the March 2024 primary that make it possible for him to sweep all national convention delegates.
California Sues ‘Crisis Pregnancy’ Centers over ‘Abortion Pill Reversal’ Claims
Several anti-abortion centers are advertising what they say is an abortion pill reversal. California Attorney General Rob Bonta calls the claims false advertising that mislead vulnerable patients.
California Sues Giant Oil Companies, Citing Decades of Deception
Launching one of the most prominent climate lawsuits in the nation, the state claims Exxon, Shell, BP and others misled the public and seeks creation of a special fund to pay for recovery.
CA Cities Offer Range of Alternate Shelters When They Clear Homeless Camps
The definition of "adequate shelter" is at the heart of debates raging across California in the five years since a federal appeals court ruled that it’s cruel and unusual punishment to evict homeless people from public spaces when they have no other options.
California Forbids In-N-Out – and Most Other Employers – from Un-masking Workers
The iconic California burger chain known for its not-so-secret menu and cups printed with Bible verses banned its employees in five states from wearing masks at work, except California and Oregon.
