Covid-19

In 2019 Governor Gavin Newsom more than doubled how much money the state spends on its tax credit for low income workers. But since its establishment in 2015, the credit has been unavailable for undocumented workers who pay taxes, until now. Depending on a household’s size and income, the California Earned Income Tax credit can […]

Millions of Californians continue to risk COVID-19 infection by showing up in person at work during the pandemic. But the state and federal governments have never required companies to share information about outbreaks with their employees — or to health authorities. More than nine months after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the first shelter-in-place order, a […]

Coronavirus, of course, detonated our every expectation of 2020. For the most fortunate, this created room for new pastimes, new priorities. For the least so, it hollowed out holes that can never be filled. Nor was COVID our only profound challenge. There were raging wildfires, again. There was an overdue reckoning with racism, again. There […]

Schools would only qualify in counties with lower infection rates. Kindergarten through sixth grade is prioritized in the governor’s $2-billion plan, which would need the Legislature’s approval.

As we head into the new year, it’s important to take stock of what rights and protections California workers won – and lost.

A medida que nos acercamos al nuevo año, es importante hacer un balance de los derechos y protecciones que ganaron y perdieron los trabajadores de California.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said California could see “a surge on top of a surge arguably on top of a surge" after the holidays.

The latest and most severe flareup of COVID-19 is hammering the state's economy and could have permanent and life-changing impacts.

The California small business grant program provides support through a network of financial institutions and community organizations.

Child care providers need the state of California, which is responsible for most of our pay and working conditions, to adapt – just like we have.