It’s strike season in California, again. Today, fast food workers across the state are set to picket outside of Starbucks, Chipotle, Jack in the Box and other restaurants to protest the companies’ efforts to qualify a 2024 referendum to overturn a new …
In summary As California investigates businesses for wage theft, worker centers act as behind-the-scenes allies, helping convince employees to cooperate. Annelisa Luong met with the Kome Japanese Seafood & Buffet employees in secret to talk about their …
In summary Cal/OSHA is considering a late change to emergency pandemic policies before a final vote by the Standards Board in December, allowing little time for public outreach. Get California news in your inbox, for free. Guest Commentary written by There …
Last week, following a six-hour closed-door meeting of the state Assembly’s dominant Democrats, Speaker Anthony Rendon and Assemblymember Robert Rivas simultaneously issued press releases. “I’m pleased to retain my colleagues’ support to continue as …
In summary While votes are still being counted, it appears that the next Legislature will include the most women and LGBTQ members ever. Advocacy groups are already celebrating, but how much difference will the diversity make in policy? Leading up to …
This is what they call a nail-biter, folks. With Democrats managing to hang on to control of the U.S. Senate following votes tallied this weekend, all eyes have shifted to the U.S. House — and to California, which could end up determining the balance of …
“Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink.” Poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge penned those words in his 1798 poem, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” to describe the plight of becalmed sailors …
Grocery bills are skyrocketing while the essential workers who stock shelves or put out fresh produce face homelessness and hunger because they are chronically underpaid. A proposed merger between the nation’s two largest grocery corporations, Albertsons …
In summary Nearly three years after California Gov. Gavin Newsom promised to aggressively work on California’s homelessness crisis, he’s once again placing it atop his agenda. Get California news in your inbox, for free. As he was celebrating his landslide …
Does anyone else feel like the outcomes of California’s Tuesday election were largely predictable? It’s true that county elections officials still have to tally more than 4.8 million ballots, according to Thursday estimates. And it’s true that some state …
In summary California’s air quality regulator is finalizing a five-year climate roadmap. The state could improve the plan by setting more aggressive goals and emphasizing natural methods of carbon sequestration. Get California news in your inbox, for free. …
In summary After manuevering for months, Anthony Rendon and Robert Rivas make a deal on who will be Assembly speaker in the next Legislature. Rendon will stay on, but Rivas will take over at the end of June 2023. After five months of backroom jockeying and …
In summary The CPUC’s scaled-back plan eliminates consumer fees. The original was abandoned after criticism from the governor and solar advocates that it could hurt the transition to renewable energy. The California Public Utilities Commission today …
EN RESUMEN Después de maniobrar durante meses, Anthony Rendón y Robert Rivas llegan a un acuerdo sobre quién será el presidente de la Asamblea en la próxima Legislatura. Rendón se quedará, pero Rivas asumirá a finales de junio de 2023. Read this article in …
EN RESUMEN Un plan reducido de la Comisión de Servicios Públicos de California (CPUC) elimina los cargos al consumidor. El plan original fue abandonado después de las críticas del gobernador y los defensores de la energía solar de que podría perjudicar la …
In summary In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death in Minnesota at police hands, California stepped up with a plan: Put the state in charge of investigating police shootings of unarmed people. CalMatters is tracking these cases and, so far, the Justice …
In summary In one of the highest-profile California election results, Proposition 30 failed despite the state’s commitment to climate action and its history of taxing the wealthy. But the ballot measure also was complicated and divided Democrats, a recipe …
In summary Voters resoundingly rejected Propositions 26 and 27, but that doesn’t end the debate over California sports betting. Those behind the ballot measures are figuring out their next steps. After stockpiling nearly half a billion dollars in campaign …
California’s new program to police the police has produced few results so far. That’s according to a new project from CalMatters justice reporter Nigel Duara, who is today launching the state’s most comprehensive public tracker of police shootings of …
Read this article in English. Después de gastar decenas de millones de dólares, miles de llamadas a la puerta y cientos de anuncios de ataque, la votación terminó el 8 de noviembre en California, y ahora se está conociendo el veredicto de los votantes. …
