October 8, 2020

California has been hit hard in recent years by wildfires, but the deadliest and most destructive one in its history was the Camp Fire. On the morning of November 8, 2018, a spark turned into a firestorm that barrelled through the town of Paradise, killing 85 people, causing several firefighter injuries and displacing 50,000 residents. […]

On this episode of "Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast", CalMatters' Matt Levin and the Los Angeles Times' Liam Dillon discuss the politics and policy of Proposition 21.

El gobernador Newsom y la Legislatura Estatal deberían desarrollar de inmediato un programa de apoyo para pequeñas empresas para aquellos negocios que necesitan más ayuda.

Pushed by the soaring cost of living, more than 700,000 Californians have moved to the Lone Star state since 2008. It’s part of the reason historically bright red Texas has turned surprisingly purple in 2020.

Gov. Newsom and the Legislature should immediately develop a major small-business relief program for businesses that need the most help.

As schools get the green light to reopen, the form their teaching will take will vary widely, sometimes even within the same district.

Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, October 8. 1.57 million claims unresolved California’s unemployment department is in the hot seat — again. Lawmakers ripped into the besieged agency in a Wednesday oversight hearing, exposing the breadth of challenges facing the Employment Development Department as it resumes accepting claims after a two-week reset period that ended Monday. […]

Privacy champions have lined up on both sides of the measure, arguing over which strategies can best protect consumers and their digital data.

Prop. 22 would provide app-based rideshare and delivery drivers with new benefits and protections.

Prop. 22 is designed to permanently exempt workers from sick leave or workers’ compensation, or provide them with a living wage.