California’s Child Farmworkers: Exhausted, Underpaid and Toiling in Toxic Fields
State officials are failing to protect the health and safety of thousands of young field laborers, an investigation has found.
California Joins New York in Trying to Fill a Void on Worker Protections
The National Labor Relations Board is unable to meet due to inaction in Washington. The Golden State is pushing an alternative for its workers.
A Silver Lining in Trump’s ‘Big Ugly Bill’
The expansion of tax credits in his signature legislation could help California meet its desperate need for affordable housing.
Full Interview with Gov. Gavin Newsom | The California Agenda: Sacramento Summit
By Politico California Governor Gavin Newsom sits down with POLITICO’s California Editorial Director Chris Cadelago at POLITICO’s “The California Agenda: Sacramento Summit.”
‘Fighting Fire With Fire’: California Puts Retaliatory Redistricting on November Ballot
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the move is aimed at countering President Donald Trump's "attempt to rig the 2026 election and redistrict his way out of accountability in states…
Governor Newsom’s Address to California: Democracy at a Crossroads
Editor’s Note: This introduction and speech comes from the office of the Governor of California and from a speech Governor Newsom gave tonight. LOS ANGELES — In an address delivered…
How Did Farmers Respond When the Trump Administration Suddenly Stopped Paying Them to Help Feed Needy Californians?
By George B. Sanchéz-Tello / Capital & Main Every year brings its own unique challenges for California farmers: water shortages, fires, finding laborers to do the work, bureaucrats in Sacramento…
Prison Labor in the Spotlight as Incarcerated California Firefighters Risk Lives for $5-10/Day
Incarcerated firefighters have been working around the clock while earning as little as between $5.80 to $10.24 a day.
California Just Banned Mandatory Anti-Union Meetings in Workplaces. Business Groups Have Sued to Stop the New Law.
Chamber of Commerce, Restaurant Association claim the law, which labor unions say is meant to prevent coercion, violates free speech.
Amid LA Inferno, Home Insurers Under Fire for Policy Cancellations
One observer said it "really feels like the climate crisis is putting the home insurance industry on a fast track to being almost as reviled as the health insurance industry."
‘This Is Unprecedented’: Several Horrific Wildfires Ravage Los Angeles
"There is no 'firefighting' in these kinds of conditions," said one meteorologist. "There is only saving as many lives as possible and getting the heck out of the fire's way."
Even CA Moved Right With Pro-Prison Ballot Measure Funded by Retail Giants
Incarceration rates may soon rise in California due to a ballot initiative that passed on November 5.
California’s Rent Control Rejection Might Point to National Appetite for Different Approach
Proposition 33’s defeat is a message from voters about the need for more housing, some say.
Migrants Detained in San Diego Are Quietly Being Moved Out of State
Dozens are relocated by ICE, cutting them off from their attorneys and, sometimes, their families.
Newsom to Pick Laphonza Butler, EMILY’s List Head, to Fill Senate Seat on an Interim Basis
The California governor is set to announce that Butler will replace longtime Sen. Dianne Feinstein, fulfilling a promise to name a Black woman to the seat.