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“A Huge Loss for Workers”: CA Court Rules that Gig Workers Are Contractors
The SEIU says that gig companies spent more than $200 million on a law stripping workers of rights to boost profits.
California Will End $54M Walgreens Deal After Company Curbed Abortion Pill Sales
Walgreens is restricting sales of abortion medication even in states where the procedure is legal.
Eviction of 300-Person Encampment in California Shows Scorn for Right to Housing
The destruction of the camp that was home to over 300 unhoused people in Oakland laid bare the brutality of capitalism.
California Democrats Propose $25 Minimum Wage for Health Sector Workers
If passed, 1.5 million California workers could get a wage hike come January 2024, according to one estimate.
With Feinstein on Her Way Out, Can a Progressive Win Her Senate Seat?
California’s 2024 Senate race is already heating up, with campaign bids from Adam Schiff, Katie Porter and Barbara Lee.
California Reparations Task Force Pushes for More Systemic Reforms
Black Californians say a one-time payout is only a start, they must have equal access to resources like health care.
As a Teacher Who Dreams of Liberatory Education, This Is What Gives Me Hope
School closures and for-profit charters plague Oakland, but grassroots educational spaces are rising from the ashes.
Migrant Farmworkers Have No Safety Net in the Face of Catastrophic Flooding
Many farmworkers are still out of work and struggling to afford food in the wake of California’s disastrous floods.
Lawmakers in 7 States Are Working Together to Tax the Rich
Lawmakers are introducing wealth tax proposals as federal lawmakers fail to combat wealth inequality.
California Sues Pharma Giants Over Inflated Insulin Prices
California joins states like Arkansas, Kansas and Illinois going after insulin companies and pharma middlemen.