2021

A state law gave California workers as much as two weeks additional paid sick leave during COVID-19, but it ended Sept. 30 as a federal tax credit that offsets the cost for employers also expires. Labor groups say the extra leave should be restored. And Gov. Gavin Newsom now says the Legislature should do so.

While California faces extreme labor stratification, unions represent just 16% of workers. Would more unions in the private-sector reduce inequality or raise costs?

The governor needs to sign SB 65 to put California on a better path toward desirable outcomes for Black pregnant people.

A coalition is calling for the University of California to give disabled students more support and a say in pandemic-era learning plans.

SB 660 would help ensure that voters aren’t subjected to deception and duplicity that generate distrust in direct democracy.

“The challenge is there is no water.” That bleak assessment from Karla Nemeth, director of the state Department of Water Resources, puts the devastating scope of California’s drought into perspective even more sharply than the sea of statistics released Tuesday and reported by CalMatters’ Rachel Becker: 90% of the state is gripped by extreme or […]

En resumen Las muertes por COVID-19 en California se están volviendo cada vez entre personas más jóvenes, con la edad promedio reduciendose siete años en septiembre. Y las tasas de mortalidad están aumentando para la mayoría de los grupos raciales, especialmente los latinos. Una mirada en números a las muertes por COVID-19 en California. Read […]

California’s COVID-19 deaths are skewing younger, with the average age dropping seven years in September. And death rates are increasing for most racial groups, particularly Latinos. A by-the-numbers look at California's COVID-19 deaths.

Physicians and medical groups maximize their earnings by limiting time with patients and adopting abusive billing practices.

AB 418 would provide local governments needed resources to ensure that critical services remain available during blackouts.