California lawmakers advance tax on Big Tech to help fund news industry

SACRAMENTO —  The California state Senate on Thursday passed legislation aimed at helping the news industry by…

Labor, business reach deal to fix state’s PAGA law

A deal has been struck between business and labor groups that puts an end to a…

Hiltzik: The fakery of the GOP’s ‘pro-IVF’ measure

Ever since the Supreme Court upended reproductive health rights in its 2022 Dobbs decision, antiabortion activists…

Campaign to erect new city in rural Solano County submits ballot signatures

A billionaire-backed vision to erect an idealistic new city on scrubby grassland in rural Solano County…