Mayor Karen Bass urges business, philanthropic leaders to help fund homeless housing
During her annual State of the City address, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called on business leaders, charitable organizations and wealthy individuals to use their…
L.A. park agency may lose 341 vacant jobs under new city plan
A plan to get rid of nearly 2,000 unfilled Los Angeles city jobs would cut especially deep at the Department of Recreation and Parks, resulting…
California single-payer healthcare faces doubts from Democratic leader
SACRAMENTO — California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas cast doubt on the latest proposal to create a state-run single-payer healthcare system, saying he likes the idea but…
How Newsom plans to fix California’s projected $37.9-billion deficit
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday asked California lawmakers to dip into the state’s rainy-day reserves and signaled his desire to potentially delay a minimum wage…
Opinion: GOP shutdown drama in Washington costs us plenty, even when Congress averts a stoppage
Tired of Congress’ repeated partisan standoffs every time a big fiscal deadline approaches, like this week’s? Weary of the breathless cable coverage of looming government…
Healthcare minimum wage expected to cost $4 billion in first year as California budget deficit looms
SACRAMENTO — When Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that set a first-in-the-nation minimum wage for healthcare workers, three words in a bill analysis foretold potential…
New report looks at possible effect of ’90 Day Fiancé’ on visa approvals
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Since it first aired in 2014, TLC’s “90 Day Fiancé” has shown viewers the complexities of long-distance, international romances between U.S. citizens and…