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A law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Labor Day faces a referendum driven by corporate franchisors.
Hospital groups, drug manufacturers and insurance companies are some of the largest donors to anti-abortion candidates.
Oil and gas money papers the state with industry messages.
In the second month of the Bay Area strike, HMO says a majority of union clinicians have returned to work.
Without public support, workers are quitting, and parents and providers are desperate.
A quarter of 1,500 Kaiser clinicians surveyed in California said they had patients who could not access care in their primary language.
20 years after creating the country’s first paid family leave program, California ponders how to make it useful to those who need it most.
New laws would fight abuse by prohibiting recruiters from charging fees and better informing workers of their rights.
What could go wrong when internet hawks watch the digital henhouse?
SB 106 could put the right to an abortion up to voters. It may also limit the power of the governor to fight GOP attacks on his environmental orders.
Major corporations gave more than $6 million to state lawmakers who support voter suppression legislation.
Former officials push strategies on behalf of fossil fuel clients, threatening climate and communities, say critics.
‘Mark my words,’ says environment secretary, this will lead to increased air pollution.
The author leveraged her success to fight for both struggling writers and struggling workers. Alissa Quart reflects on her late mentor’s mind, heart and soul.
Using federal funds to shine a light on an intractable problem.
The secret to diminishing economic inequality: Government aid matters.
As they battle the double threat of attack and criminalization, street vendors report chronic stress and trauma.
The governor’s stated opposition is based on a procedural point that is moot, bill supporters say.
The power and corruption of big institutions was once far greater, says Robert Gottlieb, a historian of the L.A. Times. Then, as now, social movements are our best defense.
A barista talks about why he is part of the nationwide effort to unionize Starbucks workers.