Why single payer died in the California Legislature, again
By Alexei Koseff for CalMatters Despite, or perhaps because of, an aggressive last-minute push by progressive activists ahead of a crucial deadline, legislation to create…
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What good is COVID sick leave if it doesn’t aid the most vulnerable?
Promising new legislation to keep California workers safe would leave many uncovered. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning…
The clock is set for Sacramento street racing
Capital City CHP says law putting the brakes on ‘sideshows’ was needed, safety advocates baffled it won’t go into effect until 2025 By Blynn…
Will California take the high road to good jobs?
A new state bill seeks to find out what we don’t know about the jobs we want to have. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main…
Sacramento’s oil secret: New analysis reveals fossil fuel industry’s job claims are ‘wildly inaccurate’
By Dan Bacher The Western States Petroleum Association, or WSPA – the most powerful corporate lobbying group in Sacramento – claims that there are 368,000 jobs in…
Will worker shortage disrupt California homeless strategy?
By Manuela Tobias for CalMatters In the middle of March last year, Los Angeles officials were gearing up to clear a 200-person homeless encampment at Echo Park…
Will California supersize the bargaining power of fast food workers?
A ground-breaking state law could raise work standards for fast food employees while keeping them safe. By Bobbi Murray, Capital & Main This story is…
8 big ways you can help our waters
By Andy Brack The ocean is big – really, really big.* It’s so “vastly hugely mind-bogglingly” big you may not think it needs your help….
Whatever comes next, single payer coverage for Californians advances
In a time of pandemic and with its healthcare system in pieces, a bold Assembly bill shows California moving forward. By Mark Kreidler, Capital &…
Sacramento council doesn’t want to let developer out of making Natomas housing project maximumly affordable
Leaders say that if would-be builder can’t make enough units pencil-out for working people, they can go with another option By Scott Thomas Anderson The…
No way out: How the poor get stranded in California nursing homes
By Jesse Bedayn for CalMatters Bradley Fisher, a 62-year-old retired mechanic, lived in a Bay Area nursing home for 14 years. Entering at age 39,…
Hard numbers on Sacramento evictions remain maddeningly elusive
Tenant group criticizes Superior Court for removing case numbers at a critical moment By Scott Thomas Anderson Sacramento housing advocates have spent the winter…
Will the Biden Administration deliver on overtime pay?
The Labor Department is readying a rule that could allow millions more Americans to earn additional wages. By Marcus Baram, Capital & Main The typical…
A winter of worry: Sacramento’s violent crime rate in January puts a chill on the community
Last Friday, Emmy award-winning ABC 10 anchor Madison Wade tweeted, “It’s sad when you don’t feel safe going on a run in the middle of…
EDD wants its jobless money back. But some people can’t pay.
By Jesse Bedayn for CalMatters A musician who lost all her unemployment documents when her home burned in a wildfire. An arborist who filed for…
No celebration in Sacramento: environmental groups divided on Newsom’s big, headline-grabbing budget
Critics say the governor’s proposed spending plan for 2022-23 falls short on confronting fossil fuelsBy Dan Bacher This week Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his 2022-23…
New report reveals workers for company that owns Food 4 Less struggle to afford healthy food
“Hungry at the Table” singles out pay and conditions at grocery giant, whose profits have soared during the pandemic By Bobbi Murray, Capital & Main…