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Governor’s task force report emphasizes a strong and resilient economy must have equity at its core – prioritizing communities that have been left behind.

Three of California's 12 statewide ballot measures renew sharp conflicts between business and unions.

No, the ballot measure won’t ban Uber and Lyft in California. But it would overhaul how drivers get paid.

California’s Wine Country, one of the most famed and iconic tourist destinations in the state, is at a tipping point. Gone is the three-Michelin-starred Restaurant at Meadowood, home to the region’s most celebrated fine dining. Gone are sections of well-known wineries, including Chateau Boswell, Castello di Amorosa, Hourglass Winery and Spring Mountain Vineyard. Gone are […]

When supporters of a November property tax ballot measure talk about soaking the state’s faceless corporate giants and its wealthiest landlords, they are not talking about people like John Kevranian. The co-owner of Nuts for Candy & Toys in Burlingame, Kevranian and his wife have operated this mainstay of the Bay Area city’s downtown strip […]

California tourism businesses recognized the imperative to provide a safe environment. Here’s what they’ve done to make travel safer:

Any repeal of Prop. 13 should be comprehensive, careful and be a part of a wholesale review of California’s broken tax system.

Starting Aug. 31, hair salons and barber shops will be allowed to reopen statewide with precautions. Other industries, including nail salons and breweries, didn’t get as lucky under a new tiered state monitoring system.

The justifications that only the biggest corporations will pay the tax and the implication that small businesses are protected are easily refuted.

As a birthplace for innovation, California should promote and encourage online commerce for small businesses, not stifle it.