May 6, 2020

As feds probe, Newsom labeled big coronavirus supply deals gone awry "cautionary tales" and said they were averted in time to avoid costing taxpayers.

California health care workers face layoffs, furloughs and pay cuts in the coronavirus pandemic as hospitals and medical practices say they're financially bleeding.

Lee este artículo en español. California’s essential workers will get new workers’ compensation protections under an executive order signed Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom — a move that could cost the state billions of dollars in claims from COVID-19-infected workers. The order presumes that workers — including nurses, janitors, first responders, farmworkers and grocery workers who […]

A proposal to strengthen school spending transparency is among the few education bills that have survived a legislative session upended by the pandemic.

El gobernador Gavin Newsom firmó hoy una orden ejecutiva que presume que los trabajadores que contrajeron COVID-19 se infectaron en el trabajo, y por tanto, tienen derecho a compensación laboral. Los defensores de los trabajadores aplauden la orden, mientras que los representantes empresariales reclaman que los costos pudieran ser prohibitivos.

State claws back money from mask deal that went awry. Uber and Lyft sued by state, cities. State Supreme Court hears pension reform case.

Even though Latinos are California’s largest ethnic group at 40%, they represent only 17% of the candidate pool for the redistricting commission.

The California Legislature should reintroduce legislation to reinvest in the mobile field hospital program and emergency preparedness.

Republican Assemblyman Jay Obernlte is a dogged champion for accountability and transparency in local tax and bond measures and is trying for win No. 2.