California’s fast-food wage hike puts Democrats on defense
It’s no secret that California is expensive. Californians pay more than most for electricity, gas and rent. Even eggs cost more here. Now, fast food…
It’s no secret that California is expensive. Californians pay more than most for electricity, gas and rent. Even eggs cost more here. Now, fast food…
“If there is one idea in this book that might save your life, it is this: The human body, like all living things, is a…
For the past month, my mail-in ballot for the upcoming primary election has been sitting on my kitchen counter collecting dust. Every day, I walk…
If approved by voters on Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ballot measure to overhaul the state’s mental health services system and sell bonds to finance more…
California has been a beacon, a destination, a paradise and promised land ever since its headlong expansion in a rush of gold fever. It’s also…
SACRAMENTO — Californians could do worse than elect veteran state Senate leader Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom. Not that they should necessarily.…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), whom Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed last year to fill the seat of the late Dianne Feinstein, has been in…
Thomas Kowal knew living expenses in Los Angeles would be steep. But he was surprised at how steep. Kowal, 25, had lived on the East…
AMES, Iowa — The Californians pulled on hats, gloves, scarves and puffy winter coats. Michael Porter covered his face in a warm balaclava and his wife,…
Three months of war between Israel and Hamas have sharply split Californians, with stark divisions between the state’s older and younger voters, a new statewide…
In 2021, four years after finishing her last jail term and living in transitional housing in Riverside County, Erica Smith was ready for a permanent…
EAGLE, Ida. — The recent mayoral election in this sleepy, conservative town nestled in the foothills outside Boise didn’t hinge on which Republican candidate was a…
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — A Californian suddenly transported to this South Texas town on a Sunday morning, just in time for the service at the Tree…
For all the opposition to wind turbines and solar farms bubbling up across California, most Golden State voters would have no objection to a renewable…
SACRAMENTO — For lots of Californians — Democrats and Republicans alike — it’s a pox on both parties. And they’d like to see a new third…
SACRAMENTO — Having closed the book on his fifth year of making laws for California, Gov. Gavin Newsom has put down his veto pen and started…
SACRAMENTO — Californians don’t like the direction their state and the nation are headed. But they like the Democratic leaders who are in charge: Gov. Gavin…
The deadline to file last year’s federal and state income taxes for residents of Los Angeles and 50 other counties in California is coming soon.…
WASHINGTON — California voters by a 2-1 ratio disapprove of the work of the U.S. Supreme Court, describing it as too conservative and its rulings driven…
A majority of California voters across lines of party, race and age find political disinformation a serious problem — and there is little agreement about…