Companies with more than $100 million in annual worldwide gross receipts will be required to search their records and submit sworn disclosures about slavery-related transactions.
Posted inPolitics
Newsom vetoes high-speed rail oversight bill weeks after scathing audit of rail agency
The measure would have allowed the Office of the Inspector General that oversees the high-speed rail authority to hire more highly trained workers for audits and investigations.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
CalMatters College Journalism Network program welcomes 2026-27 fellows
The program gives college journalists an opportunity to show the impact of state policy on their communities.
Posted inEconomy
Lyft to pay $272 million in record-breaking settlement over drivers’ compensation
Thousands of Lyft drivers will be eligible to get paid for lost wages and benefits from 2016 to 2020, when they would have been considered employees under California labor law.
Posted inCommentary
Neither LA mayoral candidate has a compelling answer to the affordability crisis
Beyond their ideas on how to curb housing prices, Mayor Karen Bass and challenger Nithya Raman have little to offer that would lower living costs in L.A.
Posted inK-12 Education
Student math scores are abysmal. A new California law requires early testing for skill
A new math test will assess basic math skills for all K-2 students to help identify those who are struggling.
Posted inPolitics
Billionaire tax explained: What you need to know about Prop. 40
Proposition 40 would levy a one-time tax on billionaires. Some say the initiative opens the door to tax flight and more aggressive taxation. Others say there’s no way to predict the outcome.
Posted inJustice
New California law restricts undercover police operations targeting youth
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law limiting the use of so-called Perkins operations against young people. The undercover stings are under scrutiny at the California Supreme Court.
Posted inCommentary
Hilton blames Democrats. Becerra blames Trump. Little was learned in governor’s race debate
“All you say is Trump, Trump, Trump,” Hilton said on a question about immigration. “Trump, Trump, Trump,” Becerra responded. So it went for an hour and a dozen issues.
Posted inPolitics
In Becerra and Hilton’s only scheduled debate, Trump was the main character
In their only debate, Xavier Becerra repeatedly linked Steve Hilton to President Donald Trump — while Hilton accused him of dodging California’s real problems.