The Trump administration is fighting back against a new law phasing out privately run immigrant-detention centers.
Drug overdoses are the single greatest factor contributing to Los Angeles’ rising rate of homeless mortality, a report claims.
Five days after a bill ending private prisons in the state was signed into law, the Trump administration found a way to get around it.
An Economic Policy Institute study concluded that rideshare drivers nationwide take home an average of $9.21 an hour after expenses.
What does a Pittsburgh race for district attorney have to do with the 2020 presidential election?
Among Future of Work Commission members, there has been more talk about the impact of the gig economy than the implications of artificial intelligence.
As the full scope of AB 5’s passage grows clearer, independent contractors in a few fields fear the new law could hurt them.
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Why was a mother charged with failure to protect her children when she had moved them away from her abusive partner and into a shelter?
A bill awaiting Gov. Newsom’s signature would bar new private prison contracts. Two industry giants are already reinventing themselves.
The state might be three decades late in meeting its 2030 climate goals and more than 100 years late in hitting 2050 targets.
Armed with a state override of its rejected application, Promise Academy filed a new request. Then came the lawsuits.
As the number of H-2A guest workers mushrooms, California labor contractors and growers are packing farmworkers into motels and houses in working class neighborhoods.
A proposed law could reboot California’s public investment system to provide a stable source of local funding for affordable housing.
How an agency charged with protecting public health gave talking points to the lead-battery industry.
Long a community with little clout, the state’s renters won a victory with national implications.
One analysis predicts consumers would lose $460 billion between 2021 and 2026, primarily due to reversals in net fuel economy.
Former jail and prison inmates say they have been charged excessive amounts for the cost of probation, which they can never repay.
Health officials took eight days to send letters to parents of children possibly contaminated by lead. And not everyone received a letter.
An ICE investigation details days of suffering in which Kamyar Samimi pleaded for help and attempted suicide because he said the pain from methadone withdrawal was so intense.