By Jessa Bedayn at the Los Angeles Daily News November 4, 2021 Officially, California has 1.4 million unemployed residents, but a new study that takes into account people who can’t find jobs that pay above the poverty level says the … Continue reading
By George Avalos September 10, 2021 California is mired near the bottom of the nation in recovering from mammoth job losses unleashed by coronavirus-linked business shutdowns, underscoring the feeble economic rebound for the state. Through the end of July, California had recovered … Continue reading
By Robert Gutierrez at The OC Register September 8, 2021 The high cost of living in California is one of our biggest problems, and two proposals being considered by state lawmakers would make things even worse by increasing taxes on … Continue reading
By The Editorial Board May 26, 2021 As if gas prices weren’t high enough in California, the gas tax is going up again on July 1. An annual inflation adjustment was part of the transportation tax package pushed through the … Continue reading
By Patrick McGreevy May 23, 2021 SACRAMENTO — Four years after the Legislature boosted the gas tax in order to fix California’s crumbling roads and bridges, the state has spent billions and made some progress in repairs, but officials now say the … Continue reading
By Dale Kasler and David Lightman December 7, 2020 In late November, a group of California district attorneys made the stunning disclosure that the state had disbursed as much as $1 billion in fraudulent pandemic unemployment assistance to state prisoners and their … Continue reading
By ANITA CHABRIA, PATRICK MCGREEVY, RICHARD WINTON November 24, 2020 SACRAMENTO — San Quentin inmate Scott Peterson, convicted of killing his wife and unborn son, received California unemployment benefits in recent months, according to a group of state and federal prosecutors who have been investigating … Continue reading
By Hannah Wiley at the Sacramento Bee November 6, 2020 California’s state Capitol is home to some of the most liberal lawmakers in America. This year alone, the Legislature passed laws that require California’s public corporations to appoint more minority or … Continue reading
By Patrick McGreevy at the LA Times October 22, 2020 SACRAMENTO — Faced with a deluge of fraudulent unemployment claims, California officials said Thursday that 350,000 of the debit cards they issued containing benefits have been frozen because of suspicious activity, including … Continue reading
By Colby Bermel at Politico September 23, 2020 SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for California to ban new gasoline-fueled vehicles within 15 years in a bid to combat climate change and make the state the first in the … Continue reading