Nov 04 Uber, Lyft spend big, win in California vote about drivers By Brian Melley, Associated Press Uber, Lyft and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services spent $200 million in California to keep drivers from becoming employees eligible for benefits and job protections. Continue reading
Oct 26 Power shut off in California as winds, fire danger increase By Associated Press More than 1 million people were expected to be in the dark during what officials have said could be the strongest wind event in California this year. Continue reading
Oct 25 Roads to Election 2020: What, why and how Americans are voting this election By PBS NewsHour Weekend PBS NewsHour Weekend criss-crossed the country including key battleground states to speak to voters about issues they most care about and how they plan to vote. We also spoke with reporters at our partner public media stations across the nation… Continue reading
Oct 16 Trump changes course, approves California relief for 6 fires By Don Thompson, John Antczak, Associated Press The White House earlier said FEMA rejected the request because it was not supported by data needed for approval. A Trump spokesman says California officials later presented "a convincing case" for the reversal. Continue reading
Oct 14 California GOP says it won't remove unofficial ballot boxes By Adam Beam, Amy Taxin, Associated Press Secretary of State Alex Padilla and Attorney General Xavier Becerra, both Democrats, say the boxes are illegal. They have ordered the party to remove them by Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 14 Racial justice movement a factor for 5 state ballot measures By David Crary, Associated Press The nationwide protests over police brutality and racial injustice are major factors in several states, including California and Mississippi, for ballot measures with distinctive racial themes. Continue reading
Oct 13 California orders GOP to remove unofficial ballot boxes By Amy Taxin, Adam Beam, Associated Press Padilla's office sent Republicans a cease and desist letter ordering them to remove the drop boxes by Thursday. Attorney General Xavier Becerra threatened to prosecute anyone trying to improperly solicit ballots. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 12:35 This multimillion dollar CA ballot measure could decide the future of gig work By Laura Fong This November, Californians will vote on the future of gig work for rideshare and delivery drivers for companies like Uber, Doordash and Lyft. While a new state law categorizes the workers as ‘employees,’ the companies, who have put over $181… Continue watching
Oct 04 The anti-immigration bill that changed the demographics of California By PBS NewsHour Today, California has a quarter of the country’s eligible Latino voters, but it wasn’t always that way. A PBS SoCal documentary, “Prop 187: The Rise of the Latino Vote” traces the history of this demographic shift to an anti-immigration bill… Continue reading
Oct 02 Harvey Weinstein charged with more rapes in California By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press The incidents span from 2004 to 2010 and all allegedly took place at a hotel in Beverly Hills. Continue reading