California county’s election drama worsens as official locks up ballots
Days after the top elections official in Shasta County announced that he planned to hire an election denier…
Stone Brewing lays off employees as it moves production away from Southern California
California craft beer pioneer Stone Brewing will close three Escondido locations and lay off hundreds of workers as…
An AI Running an SF Store Fired an Employee for the First Time
The AI agent running a San Francisco store has made its first firing decision. Andon Labs said Thursday…
Anaheim Marriott union wins $2.75 million settlement in recalled workers’ case
Hotel workers laid off by the Anaheim Marriott gathered Tuesday at Unite Here Local 11’s offices in Garden…
Major international ad agency moves to El Segundo
Ad agency Innocean USA, which creates advertising for Hyundai and others, has agreed to move its U.S. headquarters…
ServiceNow cuts nearly 300 jobs in Silicon Valley
More tech layoffs are hitting Silicon Valley this week in its latest string of job losses. Santa Clara-based…
How an L.A. company ditched rigid office mandates and got workers back
Los Angeles video gaming company Riot Games abandoned its return-to-office requirements in January, and surprisingly, more of its…
Employees flee fire inside TikTok headquarters in Culver City
Scores of employees rushed to evacuate a seven-story office building in Culver City that houses TikTok’s U.S. headquarters…
Visa, Intel, Uber and Patreon announce almost 3,000 layoffs
Californian firms still are announcing big layoffs, and this time it is not only tech companies. Visa announced…
Forest Service workers taken hostage, held at gunpoint in NorCal, feds say
Two U.S. Forest Service employees working in a remote area of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest were kidnapped, zip-tied…
California employer health premiums will cost as much as a new car in 2027
Employers are bracing for what could be the highest rise in health insurance premiums in 16 years in…
Contributor: Crucial task of protecting workers now falls to local enforcement
An explosive lawsuit filed by San Diego County last month alleges that sushi chefs throughout California are badly…