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gig economy

To celebrate workers, we must end gig economy exploitation

by Guest Commentary September 7, 2020September 11, 2020

As one of the tens of thousands of California workers who drive a car for Uber or Lyft, I have never received basic worker benefits and protections.

Family businesses may be lost without more fixes to AB 5

by Guest Commentary August 15, 2020August 14, 2020

gig work protesters carrying signs supporting AB-5, a bill that would change the employment classification for on-demand workers such as Uber and Lyft drivers, is posted in front of the California capitol on August 28, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Uber, Lyft and why California’s war over gig work is just beginning

by Lauren Hepler August 13, 2020August 21, 2020

Amendment to clean-up bill for AB 5 needed to protect professional translators and interpreters

by Guest Commentary August 11, 2020August 11, 2020

Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, a San Diego Democrat, poses for a photo with her family.

‘I am kind of shy’: Assemblymember Gonzalez on motherhood and quarantine

by Emily Hoeven August 7, 2020August 6, 2020

community newspapers

California could lose community newspapers without legislative action

by Guest Commentary July 30, 2020July 30, 2020

Facing a dozen ballot measures on their November ballot, voters will be asked to decide the fate of hot issues from taxes to rent control, bail to privacy, and more. Photo via iStock

Props to you, Californians: A preview of what’s on your November ballot

by Ben Christopher June 29, 2020September 21, 2020

Assemblywoman Sydney Kamlager, left, and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, right, join other members of the California Legislature as they kneel for 8 minutes and 46 second to honor George Floyd at the Capitol on June 9, 2020. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP/Pool

Will CA amend its constitution post-protests?

by Emily Hoeven June 22, 2020June 27, 2020

Nurses prepare to enter the testing area at a drive thru COVID-19 testing facility at Cal Expo in Sacramento on April 15, 2020. The nurses work in teams of four and take shifts throughout the day. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

CA sends $457 mil for masks, then cancels

by Emily Hoeven May 6, 2020May 6, 2020

A hand holding a fistful of hundred dollar bills. With California's 2020 primary fast approaching, outside spending on California legislative campaigns is ramping up. Photo via iStock

Brace for the deluge: Special interests are spending millions to get the California legislators they want

by Ben Christopher February 20, 2020February 20, 2020