Coronavirus

Three of the California governor’s boldest health care promises — including affordable medications and universal health care — have made little progress so far.

California lawmakers OK funding programs to guarantee some people — especially foster youth and pregnant women — an income floor.

On its way out of town for summer recess, the Legislature passed a veritable caravan of budget “trailer bills” Thursday. But wait, you ask: Didn’t the governor sign a budget bill in mid-June? And didn’t he also sign another budget bill earlier this week?  Yes and yes. And if you’re confused it’s because California’s budget […]

Some school officials are flouting the updated state rules, saying students will be allowed to return to the classroom with or without a mask.

Gov. Newsom's predecessor poked a hole in his budget bubble by calling the state's spending "not sustainable" and predicting "fiscal stress."

An influx of taxpayer money has paid for everything from masks, hospital beds and student laptops to extra workers for unemployment hotlines and tracing contacts.

Las madres que perdieron sus trabajos durante la pandemia siguen asumiendo la mayor parte del cuidado infantil.

Good morning, California. It’s Friday, July 9. Drought + heat + fire A trifecta of troubling conditions is set to collide in California over the weekend. First: drought. With the vast majority of the state gripped by extreme dryness, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday asked all Californians to voluntarily cut their water use by 15% […]

Just how dysfunctional is California’s unemployment department? Apparently so dysfunctional that Bank of America, which since 2010 has had an exclusive contract with the state to deliver unemployment benefits through prepaid debit cards, wants to end the contract — even though the Employment Development Department just renewed it for another two years. The news, first […]

Moms who lost their jobs during the pandemic are still shouldering most of the child care.