Proposition 22

California should create a citizens’ initiative review process to weigh in independently for the public interest when special interests are battling it out.

In California and elsewhere, the winners in last week's election are celebrating and the losers are engaging in rationalizations and fingerpointing.

Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, November 5. Big loss for labor unions Uber and Lyft’s $206 million campaign to defy all three branches of California government has paid off — to the tune of $10 billion. That’s how much the gig companies’ valuations shot up after California voters approved Proposition 22 Tuesday night, exempting the […]

A lopsided victory for the measure to keep Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart drivers classified as contractors with limited job benefits puts labor groups on defense.

Voters in blue California are favoring Joe Biden and other Democrats but unions are faring poorly vis-a-vis corporations.

Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, November 4. What we know so far What a night. After hours of refreshing election results and drinking way too many cups of coffee, here’s what we know about how California’s 12 statewide propositions are faring so far. Two ballot measures passed and three failed, according to the Associated Press. […]

Today’s the day, and CalMatters has a contingent of Votebeat reporters deployed around the state to bring you round-the-clock coverage of the 2020 Election. More than 11.2 million Californians voted early. Everyone else will cast their ballots in person today and we will be watching how that works, from the count, to any voting interference, […]

California is a blue state but this election may tell us just how deeply blue it truly is.

Thirty-two weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the nation’s first stay-at-home order, counties across California are forming coalitions to challenge what they say is prolonged top-down rule from Sacramento. Officials from 12 rural counties gathered Thursday for the “Conference of North State Representatives,” an event aimed at “restor(ing) representative democracy for our citizens.” On the […]

Three of California's 12 statewide ballot measures renew sharp conflicts between business and unions.