California Divide

High electric bills consumed 65% of a rural grocery store’s profit last year. Owners say they may close the store because of PG&E rate hikes.

A new organization promises to advocate for better conditions and higher pay for all fast food workers. But some say the union will cause prices to rise.

State lawmakers grill Cal/OSHA officials, with allegations that employers get tipped off to inspections. The chairperson of the Assembly Labor Committee is seeking an audit.

Wednesday could be your last chance to apply for a federal high-speed internet subsidy. Unless Congress intervenes, the program that subsidizes internet access for poorer Californians will run out of money in April — and also pull the plug on a state program to expand broadband access.

Lawmakers introduced a package of bills designed to tackle some forms of reparations. The measures may face budget constraints and opposition.

The federal government is investing millions on border surveillance towers, while migrants in California face harsh conditions and delays in processing.

L.A. County’s Breathe program gives participants $1,000 monthly for three years, more money over a longer period than similar programs.

A first-in-the-nation council will set work rules in the state’s fast food industry, but can labor and business agree? A similar group in the past became another battleground between workers and employers.

Many law enforcement departments are having trouble filling vacancies, but they're slow to use a state law that lets them hire immigrants legally under the federal DACA program.

A wage theft settlement with the Cheesecake Factory is one of the first uses of a state law designed to hold bigger companies accountable, as well as their contractors.