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Back to SearchLabor Movement Stretching Across California In Multiple Industries
In recent months we've seen an explosion of strikes and worker protests in California -- by hotel employees, Hollywood writers and actors, port worke…
2 years, 7 months ago
Economic Toll Of Hollywood Strikes Is Growing
In Los Angeles, the strikes by film and television writers and actors continues, with no end in sight. That's brought production to a standstill. And…
2 years, 7 months ago
Thousands Of Californians Still Waiting For Pandemic Rental Assistance
More than 250,000 Californians are still waiting on pandemic rental assistance they applied for through the state. As they wait, eviction protections…
2 years, 7 months ago
Did California Travel Bans Work As Planned?
California bans state-funded travel to other states that discriminate against LGBTQ people. That list has ballooned as legislation targeting trans pe…
2 years, 7 months ago
Effort Continues To Allow Legislative Staff To Unionize
Legislative staff in California’s State Capitol have long been banned from unionizing. In recent years, efforts to grant them that right have been s…
2 years, 7 months ago
Big Tech Plays Big Role In Hollywood Strikes
The Hollywood strikes this time are different from those of the past, and not just because the technology has changed. Silicon Valley has taken over …
2 years, 7 months ago
A Closer Look At Why Salmon Season Is Closed This Year
This year, there's no fresh, locally caught salmon. The season was closed. So few adult fish are now in the ocean off the California coast, fisheries…
2 years, 7 months ago
Sea Otter Remains Elusive In Santa Cruz
The best surf spots in Santa Cruz are infamous for territorial locals and some occasionally aggressive confrontations. But lately, not all of the of…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Sights And Sounds Of Shakedown Street At A Dead And Company Show
The Grateful Dead’s offshoot band, Dead and Company, says this summer was their last tour. And their final stop on that tour was in San Francisco, wh…
2 years, 7 months ago
Temecula School Board Rejects Textbook, Despite Warning From Governor Newsom
After months of fighting, the Temecula school board once again failed to approve a new elementary social studies textbook on Tuesday night. That sets…
2 years, 7 months ago