Economy

The top nine remaining candidates for CA governor should address the recent think tank articles on schools, jobs and housing issues.

California progressives want to hike taxes on corporations and billionaires to absorb federal funding cuts to Medi-Cal. But backfilling the loss would not address the state’s existing — and growing — structural budget deficit, budget experts say.

Los Angeles has an acute shortage of qualified construction workers as the region tries to rebuild from the Eaton and Palisades Fires. One community college is trying to help.

A new governor would find their hands tied if the state doesn’t shrink its budget deficits and smooth out its tax revenue rollercoaster ride.

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

Thousands of immigrant truck drivers in California lost their licenses earlier this year as a result of a Trump administration order, and many more drivers will face the same fate soon. Lawsuits are seeking to restore the licenses, but they may take months or years to resolve.

Non-U.S. citizens lose access to SBA funding for small businesses, which provide the bulk of new jobs in California.

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.

State officials are expecting higher than predicted revenues to close California's persistent budget deficit. The question is for how long.

Mudslides closed California's iconic coastal route in recent years, costing hundreds of millions of dollars in lost business, tourism and taxes.