California
health
Some of California’s best-paid public employees say they’re ready to strike. Here’s why
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Contracted doctors and psychiatrists earn about twice as much as staff, who say the discrepancy is a deterrent to competitive hiring.Housing
California could borrow a record-breaking $35 billion to tackle the housing crisis. Will voters go along?
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Three of the biggest housing bonds in state history are bound for the 2024 ballot.Housing
California voters could force more sunlight on public records
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A new initiative would, proponents say, dramatically overhaul access to public information in California.Bay Area
UCB researchers call for greater climate refugee protections
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According to the UN, more than 70 percent of the world's refugees will come from countries most vulnerable to climate change disasters.Bay Area
Don’t call it ‘toilet to tap’ — California plans to turn sewage into drinking water
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The state’s new draft rules are more than a decade in the making.COVID-19
California needs thousands of nurses, but leaders can’t agree on how to fill jobs
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Some hospitals in Southern California have a nurse vacancy rate of 30%, stressing overworked staff and causing some to leave the industry earlier than they planned.California
With Trump in mind, California Republicans change delegate rules ahead of 2024 primary
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New rules appear to boost the former president -- and perhaps pull California onto center stage during nominations.rent
Third time’s a charm for expanding rent control in California?
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A new rent control measure has made the November 2024 ballot in California.California
