Owners of Southern California towing empire arrested in $6 million fraud scheme
The Brief Brothers Mark and Ahmed Hassan were arrested for allegedly defrauding workers’ compensation insurers of nearly $6…
Los Angeles, Bay Area voters will decide whether to hike already high sales taxes | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
This year California voters will choose a new governor, fill other statewide offices, elect 100 state legislators and…
LA Mayor Karen Bass deflects blame, adds insult to injury for wildfire victims | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
The wildfires that swept through Los Angeles 13 months ago destroyed thousands of homes and businesses, with almost…
Labor Department launches investigation into California over unemployment fraud claims
WASHINGTON (TNND) — The Department of Labor is launching an investigation into California’s Employment Development Department (EDD) based…
California can’t shed a history of persistent government corruption | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
Susan Shelley, a columnist at the Orange County Register, recently reminded her readers — and the whole state…
Some fiscal wins, but millions lost
As we head into a new year, California’s state auditor found mixed results on the state’s handling of…
Who’s seeking fire aid for Los Angeles, candidate Newsom or Gov. Newsom? | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, an all-but-certain candidate for president in 2028, jumped at the chance to address a…
California sees revenue uptick, but not enough to erase its chronic budget deficit | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
In the four months since the Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted a new state budget, revenues –…
Punch Bowl Social to close its Sacramento DOCO location
TO THE GENERAL ELECTION. IN NOVEMBER, A RESTAURANT ENTERTAINMENT VENUE IN SACRAMENTO’S DOWNTOWN COMMONS APPEARS TO BE SHUTTING…
California’s chronic deficit looms again as Newsom prepares his last state budget | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
It seems like just yesterday that Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators enacted a state budget that papered…