Berkeley’s housing solution erodes workers’ rights | The Soapbox
High-rise towers are coming to Berkeley, whether the city likes it or not. On Feb. 23, the City…
California’s brutal tech work landscape
A man peers inside a job center in Pasadena. (Associated Press) Laid-off tech worker Joseph Tinner has spent…
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…
Citing racist past, this top California eatery added 20% surcharge. Then the backlash began
Geoff Davis doesn’t want his employees to have to rely on tips. The acclaimed chef who worked in…
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…
KPC Health Care Workers Reach Tentative Deal to Avert Strike
The union representing health care workers at three Orange County hospitals has reached a tentative contract agreement with…
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…
Employers and labor groups are trying to protect workers from ICE
This story is part of ICE vs. LA, a collaborative reporting project by LA Public Press, CALÓ News, Capital & Main, Capital…
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 –…
86,000 University of California workers to strike statewide Nov. 17-18 – East Bay Times
In what would be considered the largest strike in the University of California’s history, more than 86,000 union…
Are California’s millennials paid enough? – The Mercury News
California’s young adults earn significantly more than their peers nationwide – but those millennial incomes are not substantially…