Unlike SpaceX or Chevron, we won’t flee California

Businesses both small and large are fleeing California in search of friendlier pastures. From 2018 through…

As heat rises, California reduces farmworker oversite

California has sharply cut its enforcement of heat-protection laws for outdoor laborers while extreme heat has…

Regulators will fast-track reviews of homeowner insurance rate hikes

The state insurance commissioner took action Friday to speed up reviews of rate hikes sought by…

Will California bill to regulate AI protect consumers or gut tech?

Aug. 8, 2024 3 AM PT California is a world leader in artificial intelligence — which…

Long-awaited indoor heat standard goes into effect in California

More than a million workers laboring in warehouses, kitchens, laundry rooms and other hot indoor settings…

The story of California’s struggling news industry told in charts

As the world turned digital, people were quick to drop their Sunday papers and pick up…

California forges ahead with social media rules despite legal barriers

California lawmakers are pursuing legislation aimed at protecting children from the dangers of social media, one…

Hiltzik: Do you really want Elon Musk to dictate our social standards?

Here’s a handy two-step process for taking a thoughtful and judicious approach to the burning social…

Judge grants Wonderful’s request for temporary halt to UFW unionization effort

After more than a month of deliberation, a Kern County Superior Court judge has sided with…

Port of L.A. chief talks China, jobs and what’s at stake in November

The Port of Los Angeles has long been the single busiest seaport in the Western Hemisphere,…