Can California Afford Bigger Pensions for Police and Firefighters?
California lawmakers are pushing a trio of bills that would sweeten pay and retirement benefits for police officers and firefighters, but the price tag...
Newsom’s Last Budget Directs Over $1 Billion to UC, Cal State Systems
California’s public universities came out ahead in the state’s newly finalized budget, though not without some notable setbacks for campus construction plans that had...
California Lawmakers Backed Bill to Curb ADA Lawsuits — So Why Did It Fail?
A years-long effort by state Sen. Roger Niello to reshape how California handles disability access lawsuits against small businesses has stalled once again —...
Kaiser Nurses Say New Technology Is Undermining Patient Care, Job Quality
Kaiser Permanente nurses who staff the health system's telephone advice and triage lines say they are under mounting pressure from workplace monitoring tools and...
Should California Make Voting Easier or Harder? Lawmakers Debate the Question
California and Los Angeles are grappling with a question that goes to the heart of democracy itself: Is it too easy to vote, or...
