Proposition 15

Never has so much of California burned. And as powerful winds continue to blast the state, the likelihood of historic fires metastasizing and others exploding looms large for overworked firefighters and exhausted residents. In Southern California, strong Santa Ana winds could push the Bobcat fire toward homes in foothill communities. The fire, which is currently […]

Los legisladores del estado buscaban una extensión del desempleo de $600 por semana y miles de millones en subsidios de impuestos. La inacción federal, la ansiedad económica y la pandemia descarrilaron esos planes.

In the midst of a pandemic, a recession and myriad other crises, California voters will decide the fate of tax increase measures that would raise billions of dollars if passed.

The justifications that only the biggest corporations will pay the tax and the implication that small businesses are protected are easily refuted.

Después de una primavera de crisis en la educación, los sindicatos de maestros esperan convertir muchas batallas exitosas de reapertura en grandes victorias electorales. Pero también se preparan para el despido de hasta 60,000 educadores, y algunos maestros todavía están luchando por un mínimo de suministros.

Four decades ago, California’s corporate leaders opposed the windfall given them by Prop. 13. In November they will spend millions to protect it.

Good morning, California. It’s Friday, August 7. Three weeks to pick a path Tax the rich, or borrow big? That’s the central quandary for California Democrats as they try to dig the state out of a $54 billion hole while also providing relief to the millions of people teetering on the edge of a financial […]

State courts typically defer to the attorney general’s word choice — but a growing chorus of critics say California should place the job in more objective hands.