October 27, 2021

Frente a una asombrosa brecha económica, California sugiere aumentar la participación sindical entre los trabajadores con salarios bajos, y señala que una membresía sindical reduce la pobreza laboral mejor que un título universitario. Pero lograr que más trabajadores voten por los sindicatos requerirá que las empresas y los sindicatos se comprometan.

One of the biggest challenges that Gov. Gavin Newsom will face when he travels to Scotland next week for the United Nations Climate Change Conference: Proving to the rest of the world that California is improving its environmental climate without damaging its business climate. The tensions and synergies between the two were evident Tuesday, when […]

In a few weeks, cities must keep food scraps and yard waste out of landfills to reduce polluting methane emissions. We can use the stuff we throw away to make renewable natural gas.

Facing a staggering wealth gap, California suggests increasing union participation among low-wage workers, noting that a union membership reduces working poverty better than a college degree. But getting more workers to vote on unions will require businesses and unions to compromise. Recent efforts have stalled but the stakes are higher than ever as a court overturns Prop. 22 and the Teamsters begin to campaign at Amazon warehouses across the state.

California has two agencies that act as watchdogs on state government, the Legislative Analyst's Office and the State Auditor. The current auditor, Elaine Howle, is retiring and appointing her successor will reveal whether her office's invaluable independence will be maintained.