California’s workplace heat standards make a cruel exception
A state board recently voted unanimously to create long-awaited indoor heat standards for California workers. After a final legal review, that will mean protections for…
Inflation improves a bit in April, but housing costs remain obstacle
WASHINGTON — Government data released Wednesday show that inflation eased a bit in April, but remains at a relatively high level. The latest report isn’t likely…
Why Californians are fleeing this once-Golden State
SACRAMENTO — It seems only yesterday that California’s population was nearly 40 million. Then more people left the state. Now we’re not even at 39 million.…
L.A. Times columnists say why California is still a Golden State
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…