economic inequality

Stubbornly high inflation is souring how Californians view an economy marked by historically low unemployment. It could affect this year's elections as lower-income families keep absorbing higher prices.

California's minimum wage is among the highest in the nation but the state's high cost-of-living strains even full-time workers.

California workers victimized by wage theft continue to wait years before they recover what employers stole. A former Oakland hotel worker wonders who will enforce the law after companies are ordered to pay.

For years, California has supported diaper banks. But with the funding set to expire and the state facing a massive budget deficit, an Orange County service provider is calling on California leaders to honor their commitment to families.

More than half of the U.S. House supports a bill to extend the funds, but it can’t get out of committee.

A ballot initiative that would require a personal finance class in high school circumvents the usual process for curriculum changes.

Some local officials may simply ignore the results of UCLA's annual quality-of-life survey of Los Angeles, which reported the lowest score in its nine years. The better response would be to dig deeper into the results because there is policy guidance within the data.

Despite a year of headlines about AI, immigrant communities, particularly seniors, have been outside the conversation, leaving them vulnerable to dangerous uses.

As predominantly Black and brown skaters pushed street skateboarding forward at San Francisco’s Justin Herman Plaza and the schoolyards of Los Angeles, they were progressing the form under a heightened state of police brutality and incarceration in California, author José Vadi details in a new book.

More than 1 million PG&E customers are behind on their utility bills as California lawmakers consider warring proposals to lower costs. After the state approved a series of rate hikes in recent months, will the company or utility regulators be held accountable?