Commentary
Pending bill opens door to pension corruption at CalPERS
A pending bill would allow the California Public Employees Retirement System to make direct loans and shield their details from public scrutiny.
jim cooper
Politics
After attacks on Asian Americans, California lawmakers push to expand hate crime laws
The Atlanta shootings and other recent attacks on Asian Americans have prompted state lawmakers to resurrect past bills, but hurdles remain in documenting and prosecuting hate crimes.
Justice
Prop. 20: Should California’s DNA bank expand to shoplifters, opioid offenders?
Tens of thousands of people convicted of misdemeanors would have their DNA stored. District attorneys disagree about whether it would help solve violent crimes.
Economy
Riskier bet: Why CalPERS, the country’s largest pension fund, is getting into banking
How does the nation's biggest public pension system pay down its debts amid a global economic collapse? One idea: Become a banker.
Coronavirus
Governor’s quandary: Who should get California workers’ comp benefits for COVID-19?
Gov. Gavin Newsom could order that essential employees who contract coronavirus did so on the job and automatically qualify for workers' comp benefits. Businesses warn that could cost billions.
Capitol
At California Capitol, lawmakers want info; protesters want to end coronavirus stay-at-home
Five weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered Californians to stay at home to slow the spread of the coronavirus, protesters gathered at the state Capitol to call for easing restrictions and lawmakers complained they haven't had a voice in managing the crisis.
Newsletters
Healthcare, taxes, $2 million, and Stormy Daniels
California needs health workers—stat. Medical exemptions to vaccination laws are spiking. And Stormy Daniels wants a stripper exemption to Dynamex.
Education
In California high schools, even football powerhouses are losing kids
California has produced football stars including Tom Brady, Jared Goff and Julian Edelman. But the state is in the thick of national trends that are fueling a decline in football participation.
Newsletters
Newsom goes big in his budget and Nunes goes after L.A.’s subway
Newsom's first budget, the taxes behind his agenda, prison guards go after Jerry Brown's legacy on justice and Devin Nunes goes to Beverly Hills.
Newsletters
Supreme Court watch, a question of justice and Colusa greets Jerry Brown
A new California justice is sworn in, new crime data is inconclusive, electric car sales rise, water tables fall and Colusa County makes way for Jerry Brown