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California delays health care worker minimum wage increase to help balance...
By ADAM BEAM | Associated Press SACRAMENTO — Democrats in California have agreed to delay a minimum wage increase for about 426,000 health care workers to help balance the state’s budget. The increase...
View ArticleHomeownership suffers in California, US as prices outstrip incomes
Growing the share of homeownership – in California or across the nation – remains a challenge with intensely unaffordable housing. Yes, California’s homeownership rate hit a 13-year high last year — if...
View ArticleSanta Cruz area named most expensive rental market in nation. Again.
SANTA CRUZ — It has happened. Again. For the second year in a row, a housing report has ranked Santa Cruz as the most expensive metropolitan county in the nation for renters. According to the annual...
View ArticleNewsom signs bill allowing restaurant surcharges, fees — if clearly displayed
Restaurant surcharges will remain legal in California, so long as businesses state those fees “clearly and conspicuously” on menus. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office confirmed Saturday that he signed SB 1524,...
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Disneyland union hands out Mickey Mouse raised fist buttons to theme park...
Disneyland’s largest union coalition took its fight for a pay raise to the streets by handing out Mickey Mouse raised fist buttons to visitors entering the Anaheim theme park. Disneyland union...
View Article14,000 Disneyland employees to vote on union strike
Nearly half of Disneyland, Disney California Adventure and Downtown Disney cast members could soon be on strike if the workers authorize a mass walk-out as union negotiations continue over a new...
View ArticleWalnut Creek taqueria owner denied overtime wages to employees
The owner of a Walnut Creek restaurant failed to pay overtime wages to more than a dozen workers, authorities said. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Woman, man wounded by stray bullets while...
View ArticleNiles: What’s the hot button issue dividing Disneyland and employees?
Emotions are heating up as Disneyland and its labor unions negotiate a new contract for thousands of resort employees. A deal with Disneyland workers already has expired, while ones for Disney...
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Disneyland union protesters chant ‘shut it down’ ahead of strike vote
Disneyland’s largest union coalition protested on the Anaheim theme park’s birthday with ride operators, candy makers and ticket takers fighting for a pay raise ahead of a planned strike vote....
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Disneyland unions vote overwhelmingly to authorize strike
Disneyland’s largest union coalition overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike Friday, July 19 as Disney negotiators and union officials prepare to head back to the bargaining table. Union members...
View ArticleUber, Lyft, DoorDash workers remain contractors after California Supreme...
In a major victory for gig-work companies, the California Supreme Court today upheld a voter-approved law that allows Uber and other app makers to treat their drivers and delivery workers as...
View ArticleDublin joins Bay Area cities bumping council, mayor salaries after new state law
DUBLIN — The next time a new City Council is sworn into Dublin, councilmembers will make an extra $183.18 every month, or another $2,198.16 annually. The Dublin City Council this month approved a new...
View ArticleBay Area city struggles with police retention amid fiscal crisis
The Novato Police Department says it is struggling to maintain full staffing as nearby municipalities offer higher pay for officers. Paul Shaw, president of the Novato Police Officers Association, said...
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Californians will vote on $18 minimum wage. Workers already want $25 and more
By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters California touted a victory for working people in 2016 when it enacted a sweeping series of minimum hikes, making sure the lowest-wage workers would earn at least $15 an...
View ArticleEditorial: California voters should OK modest minimum-wage increase
As California voters consider whether to increase the state’s minimum wage, they should keep in mind that the proposed hike is very modest and would benefit the neediest workers. Proposition 32 would...
View ArticleBay Area wages jump 5.2%, largest increase on record
Bay Area wages jumped by 5.2% in the year ended in June, the largest local increase in a federal wage database that dates to 2006. Related Articles Business | ‘Brutal’ trade-offs keep some South Bay...
View Article5 charts that show how California cities spent $37 billion on public...
Public employees make our cities work. They pick up trash, run the airports, drive buses, police our neighborhoods and put out fires. But those employees come with a big price tag — $1 billion for San...
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1 in 6 CHP jobs are vacant — despite historic raises and Gov. Newsom’s hiring...
BY NIGEL DUARA | CalMatters About one in six California Highway Patrol positions are vacant, a rate much higher than in 2019, despite massive raises in the last two years. The jobs are unfilled at a...
View ArticleOpinion: Tipping culture is out of control. Trump and Harris would make it worse
If you left the United States for a summer vacation, you may have encountered a strange and refreshing custom: not tipping. Or at least not tipping everyone in sight. Americans have long been among the...
View ArticleCalifornia ranks 2nd-best state for workers
”Survey says” looks at various rankings and scorecards judging geographic locations while noting these grades are best seen as a mix of artful interpretation and data. Buzz: California is the...
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