California's controversial $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers has resulted in significant job losses according to newly revised employment data, contradicting earlier studies that claimed minimal impact from the wage increase. A March 2025 analysis by economist Christopher Thornberg reveals that California's fast-food industry lost over 23,100 jobs in the past year...
Read moreFor years California has been stuck in a recurring fight between legislators who want the state to turbocharge new home construction and legislators determined to defend a landmark environmental protection law. The final showdown in that long-standing battle may have just arrived. A new bill by Oakland Democratic Assemblymember Buffy Wicks would...
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