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A reader’s prescription for MacArthur Park: ‘Fix the damn lighting. Get people into drug rehab if they want it. Get them into housing. Do something. Do anything.’
Sept. 18, 2024
California
A year ago, thousands of workers went on strike across California, and what became known as “hot labor summer” was reflected in mandatory wage increases and other state policy wins remarkable even for a Democratic-controlled Legislature sympathetic to union concerns.
Sept. 2, 2024
Readers point out what they deem faulty logic in an opinion piece by former chairman of the House Budget Committee John R. Kasich and G. William Hoagland.
July 20, 2024
Business
Back-to-school costs have jumped dramatically this year, according to a Deloitte survey, putting another stress on families already trying to pinch pennies.
Aug. 8, 2024
University of California President Michael V. Drake announced Wednesday he would step down at the academic year, after managing the pandemic, policing, protests and budget woes during a challenging four-year tenure.
July 31, 2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed California’s budget to close an estimated $46.8-billion deficit through $16 billion in spending cuts and temporarily raising taxes on some businesses.
June 29, 2024
Opinion
A Nixon-era law that was pitched as fiscally prudent ended up being mostly a power grab for Congress with no real savings to taxpayers. There’s a lesson to be learned.
July 12, 2024
Hollywood Inc.
‘Fly Me to the Moon,’ a romantic comedy starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, cost Apple $100 million to make.
July 13, 2024
The new healthcare worker minimum wage will be deferred because of the budget crisis. How did state lawmakers think this wouldn’t happen?
June 25, 2024
Climate & Environment
The California Climate Information System, or CalCIS, would have made California the first state to create an open-source, continually refreshed climate hub.
June 28, 2024