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Lawmakers discussed bills that allow lawsuits against business monopolies and businesses that affect climate change.

Strength in the technology sector is masking California's weakness. Outside of government and health care, the state has added no jobs in a year and a half.

UC - Santa Cruz found fewer jobs and worker hours, but more order kiosks, mobile apps and AI drive-through ordering systems at CA eateries.

The tribes with casinos guard their gambling dominance with political clout gained from lavish contributions to political campaigns.

Bringing back — but narrowly tailoring — tax-increment financing could ensure housing gets built at the right price, in the right places.

This year's contests of businesses versus liberal groups include corporate and wealth tax proposals and requirements for greenhouse gas emission reports.

California trucks much of its organic waste to landfills instead of recyclers, largely because of an exclusive franchise hauling system.

A proposed California law — if it made it to the ballot — would cap medical payouts in vehicular accidents and shrink lawyers’ payments in lawsuits against rideshare companies.

As Gov. Gavin Newsom gears up for a presidential run, other California Democrats are weighing tax hikes to counter budget deficits and federal cutbacks.

Hospitals often charge California’s small businesses more than Medicare for the same treatments and tack on hidden “facilities fees.”