economy

Inclusionary zoning requires developers of market rate housing to limit rents on units set aside for low-income tenants. But it can backfire.

California craft liquor deliveries could end Jan. 1. Distillers say powerful alcohol companies, the wine industry and Teamsters killed a possible extension of deliveries.

Insurance affects the cost of rent, housing supply and recovery from disaster.

Californians face higher living costs and new Medi-Cal shortfalls, but the billionaire tax on the November ballot is not the way to address those needs, a business association head argues.

The state has made billions of dollars in concessions for refineries, but that may not be enough to avoid their retirement. Some are more than 100 years old.

A new law requires colleges to prove that their graduates earn more than someone with only a high school diploma or else students could lose access to federal loans. About 300 California programs may fail the test, including many cosmetology and some arts programs.

Prediction markets are becoming mainstream. But when people bet on an election or a public crisis, it becomes easier to ignore the human stakes.

If wine is labeled as "American," that doesn't necessarily mean the grapes were grown in the U.S. A California bill seeks to change that and aid the struggling industry.

The blaze at a massive cold-storage warehouse in Boyle Heights is simply the latest in a string of massive industrial facility fires in California.

Some Democrats are divided over a bill that would cap how much homeowners associations can raise fees each year.