Contributor: California’s billionaire tax is imperfect but a necessary step
By Richard McGaheyGuest contributor Sept. 29, 2026 3:01 AM PT In November’s election, California voters will decide on…
Haphazard pesticide enforcement puts farmworkers in California at risk
In California’s Sacramento Valley, a grower was cited for multiple pesticide safety violations in a stone fruit orchard.…
Fair Games Coalition protests Lucas Museum ahead of the Olympics
Days before the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art officially opens, protesters from the Fair Games Coalition — wearing…
Boyle Heights warehouse company says it’s being unfairly scapegoated for fire and stench
The company that operates the vast cold storage warehouse scorched in a June blaze that plagued neighbors in…
How U.S. immigration policy remains consistently inconsistent
The reporter may have misheard the comment, or maybe the person being quoted actually said it, or something…
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…
Five workers stabbed inside Thunder Valley Casino restaurant in Northern California
A 22-year-old casino employee was identified and arrested after a series of stabbings Wednesday night at a Northern…
Man shot and killed by deputies after firing at Edison employees, authorities say
A bizarre and violent series of events unfolded in the Inland Empire Friday after a man opened fire…
Twist cap maker announces layoffs as California’s wine industry struggles
A California wine cap maker is laying off more than 60 employees at a Modesto facility. The company,…
600-plus California stonecutters diagnosed with deadly silicosis
Latino men who cut artificial-stone countertops in California are falling ill from an incurable and deadly lung disease…
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…
Anaheim passes on rideshare tax ballot measure for Disney, sports venue trips
A proposed tax on Uber and Lyft rides to Disneyland and nearby major sporting venues failed to gain…