California Budget

Essential workers who contract covid-19 get workers comp protection. Company behind collapsed mask deal under investigation. Hospitals are struggling.

Five weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered Californians to stay at home to slow the spread of the coronavirus, protesters gathered at the state Capitol to call for easing restrictions and lawmakers complained they haven't had a voice in managing the crisis.

California enters recession, with budget cuts to come. First legislative hearing after COVID-19 shutdown marred by glitches. Coronavirus curve shifts.

California senators wore face masks and grilled officials about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $1.4 billion deal to buy masks and other protective gear — but got few answers during their first hearing on the state’s effort to stem the spread of coronavirus.

Newsom's coronavirus spending comes under scrutiny. Undocumented immigrants eligible for unemployment benefits. Voting by mail faces new test.

California braces for a coronavirus-induced recession as economic prognosis grows grim. Residents flock to local parks to escape cabin fever.

The coronavirus is almost certain to cause the first pandemic-induced recession of the postwar era.

The Legislative Analyst's Office warns California may not be able to spot the right projects to fund with a proposed green loan program. 

Recommendations by Gov. Gavin Newsom's task force on homelessness in California call for a legally enforceable 'mandate to end homelessness' on the November ballot, echo the governor's request for more funding and call for a homelessness czar. 

Newsom budget priorities stand in contrast with Trump. Trump tax law helps fill state coffers. Prison costs rise as inmate population falls.