2026
In deal with business leaders, $30 minimum wage for L.A. hotel and airport workers will be delayed
The minimum wage will still increase to $25 in July and continue in increments until reaching $30 in January 2030.
In growing fight, Steyer’s campaign says pro-Becerra influencers didn’t disclose pay
Social media creators who create paid content on behalf of a California political campaign are required to disclose that the material was sponsored and who paid for it.
California, other states sue over new Trump limits on loans for nurses, PAs, therapists
California and other Democratic-led states are suing the Trump administration over new limits on federal borrowing by students in healthcare fields.
Volvo to pay $197 million after hidden pollution device found in California truck engines
Volvo has agreed to pay $197 million to settle allegations that its heavy-duty truck engines released excessive pollution across California.
Biggest U.S. wind project yet is set to go online next month
A wind farm as powerful as one and a half nuclear plants is about to begin operation in New Mexico.
Hilton and Becerra lead in a tightening race in final weeks of California governor’s campaign, poll shows
Despite handwringing among Democrats about being shut out of the governor’s race, a new poll by the state party suggests the two candidates most likely to emerge after the June primary are Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra.
Jack up taxes on California’s rich? Popular liberal mantra, but bad idea
Sticking it to the rich sounds nice, but doesn’t fix the problem
Spencer Pratt’s Make L.A. Great Again acolytes and their dark vision of the city
Pratt’s loudest fans loathe modern-day L.A., and that should chill all other Angelenos. These haters would be his primary constituents and populate his brain trust if he wins.
Billionaire Tom Steyer’s $192.4-million self-funded California gubernatorial bid shatters records
Billionaire Tom Steyer shatters spending record in California governor’s race — and may be the first successful self-funder
For the first time, a warm winter just wiped out SoCal’s little-known cherry harvest
May is usually cherry-picking season in parts of Southern California. But Leona Valley orchards has announced there are none to pick because it’s been so warm.