September 11, 2023

Read this story in English. Una batalla de dos años entre grupos laborales y gigantes de la comida rápida está culminando con un acuerdo de último minuto anunciado hoy que daría a los trabajadores un salario mínimo de $20 a partir del próximo abril si las empresas aceptan rechazar su medida electoral de noviembre de […]

A deal announced today by labor groups and the fast food industry would give workers a $20 minimum wage and pull a measure off the 2024 ballot. The Legislature has until Thursday to approve it.

The Legislature is approving lots of significant bills in the final days of the session. But the final call is up to the governor, and he isn’t shy about using his veto pen.

The California State University system is considering annual tuition hikes to help cover a billion-dollar budget gap. Increasing attendance costs could make it harder for Black students who are already facing stubborn achievement and economic disparities.

It’s the final week of the 2023 legislative session, so anyone connected to the state Capitol — lawmakers, staffers, lobbyists and, yes, reporters — will be super-busy.  Key dates: Thursday (or early Friday) — the Legislature is set to end its session with about 740 active bills to get through. And today — the final […]

The last days of the 2023 session of the California Legislature have produced two major bills to close loopholes that anti-housing interests employ to block projects. But housing policy suffered a setback in the settlement of a lawsuit against San Bernardino.