2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (648+ words) A few days ago, Santa Monica's city and civic figures ceremonially opened a 13-unit apartment complex called Berkeley Station for low-income families and young adults " exactly the sort of housing that California needs the most. It is remarkable in two…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1348+ words) California transformed the way its prison population connects to the outside world by handing every incarcerated person an electronic tablet to make free calls, receive messages and access other services. Suddenly, incarcerated people could exchange text messages in real time…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (570+ words) Wasim Ali is an air resources engineer and a member of the bargaining team of the Professional Engineers in California Government. What if you learned about a state initiative that takes cars off California's congested roads, cuts fuel consumption, and…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago  (572+ words) Two years ago, a hotly contested law imposing a $20-per-hour minimum wage on franchised fast food outlets took effect. The legislation, Assembly Bill 1228, emerged from months of intense political conflict, pitting fast food behemoths such as McDonalds against service worker…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (1323+ words) A drinkable product called Feel Free was once marketed to USC students as a wellness tonic. It contains an addictive, opioid-like ingredient called kratom leaf, now banned for sale by the California Department of Public Health but still available in…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (833+ words) Tens of thousands of affordable units across California are stuck in financial purgatory, according to a new report. Will more money get them moving? What the project lacks is money." Having quilted together a financial patchwork of local government and…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (1757+ words) A deadly ski season in California raises urgent questions. Why doesn't the state track resort injuries or deaths, and who's protecting people on the slopes? It's been a deadly winter on California's slopes, but the state has no idea how…...

1+ mon, 6+ hour ago  (315+ words) California's fire safety regulators were asked to study whether mid-rise apartments can go with a single staircase. Their report takes a dim view of the notion. Two months past a statutory deadline, California's top fire safety regulator published a report…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (329+ words) Facing pressure from the Trump administration, California tried to revoke more than 20,000 trucking licenses from certain immigrants, including many asylum seekers. In a tentative ruling, a Bay Area judge said these drivers should be able to keep their licenses, at…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (1190+ words) Lawyers and doctors oppose Uber's proposed California ballot initiative, which would cap contingency fees and limit recoveries of medical costs for all car crashes in the state. In November, California voters may have to referee a multimillion-dollar battle among" Uber,…...