Thousands of affordable units across California are stuck in financial purgatory, according to a new report. California lawmakers are considering a $10 billion affordable housing bond for the 2026 ballot.
The progressive goal of single-payer health care continues to be a staple of California Democratic platforms, even if it faces as many hurdles as ever.
The California Department of Finance and the Legislative Analyst Office say the governor and the Legislature have created a multibillion-dollar “structural deficit,” meaning that revenues cannot cover spending.
Leaders from the AFL-CIO, representing 2.3 million nationwide members, say Gov. Gavin Newsom needs to focus on the technology’s harms to win support for her presidential run.
As Gov. Gavin Newsom pressures local governments to regulate homeless encampments, many cities and counties fall short of fulfilling requirements for $500 million in new state aid.
The deal, which Newsom said would ensure "the survival of newsrooms,” was reached after Google spent $11 million on lobbying state lawmakers to drop proposals that would have forced Google to pay newsrooms for using their content.
If Gov. Gavin Newsom's projected $42.3 billion revenue increase is real, he can conclude his governorship with the state’s finances no longer plagued by deficits.
California’s minimum wage is adjusted every year for inflation. Some cities have a higher wage floor and unions are advocating bigger increases to meet rising housing costs.
Gov. Gavin Newsom had called for accountability on mental health and homelessness when he proposed his CARE Court program. What became law, however, pleased almost no one.