January 23, 2019

California's Imperial County is emblematic of life for millions of people around the state who live under an umbrella of bad air quality or who have contaminated soil or lack access to clean water.  The majority of these environmental hot spots are concentrated in low-income communities of color.

Former Gov. Jerry Brown, who pushed to rein in public employee pension costs, has started drawing on his $120,000-a-year pension after decades of public service. Brown officially retired Jan. 7 to his ranch in Colusa County and began drawing $9,994.29 a month after 33.5 years of service, according to Amy Morgan, a spokeswoman for the […]

Imagine if California’s undocumented workers were to stop working. Unharvested crops would rot in the fields. The hospitality industry would shut down. Residential construction would plummet. It would be an economic catastrophe.

PG&E crisis spreads to Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric, Newsom makes some key regulatory appointments, Los Angeles' school strike ends and free money for kindergartners.

U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris is wasting no time grabbing for the brass ring of American politics, the presidency. She's joined a large and growing field of Democrats.