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Having a union-dominated school board has not stemmed the tide of red ink in the Sacramento City Unified district.

California prosecutors would gain new powers to sue big businesses over alleged anti-competitive practices under a bill Democratic lawmakers sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom.

California lawmakers are advancing an effort to preserve oil refinery safety rules that were designed to prevent fires, explosions and other catastrophes despite industry opposition.  The union-backed proposal, Senate Bill 966, would enshrine existing worker protections into state law as California regulators move to revise them in response to a legal settlement with the state’s […]

Even with higher CalPERS earnings, upping pensions for public safety employees would cost the state and local governments $4.8 billion more.

Attempts to paper over chronic deficits facing school districts in Sacramento and Los Angeles are similar to the efforts to close statewide budget holes.

California state workers must report to the office four days a week under an executive order from Gov. Gavin Newsom. Other states allow more remote work.

California police and fire unions are backing bills that would create new retirement benefits or raise pay. Lawmakers approved them overwhelmingly.

A plan to set a $28 minimum wage for certain California homebuilders died when the influential trades union protested that it could undermine prevailing wage pay rates.

The union representing California State University professors is contesting the system's use of artificial intelligence tools and backing legislation that would protect their jobs from the technology.

A California union wants to tax billionaires to fund healthcare. The initiative has drawn fierce opposition from Newsom and Silicon Valley moguls.