The state Labor Commissioner sues to help ride-hailing drivers with wage theft that happened before Proposition 22 took ...

Proposition 32, a proposed $18 minimum wage on the California ballot, has the potential to change lives in working-class communities.

Inland Empire inmates make up 19% of those who die in custody. The most dangerous period for inmates is before they get through trial.

The minimum wage hike under Proposition 32 will hurt California businesses and fail to improve affordability, a Sacramento retailer argues.

Prop. 36 on California's 2024 election ballot would send repeat drug offenders to treatment. Some counties say they don't have capacity for the change.

Democratic candidates in key legislative races say abortion rights should be a major California election issue.

California’s educational achievement crisis is negatively impacting the futures of millions of kids and the state’s economy.

As a gasoline reserve bill faces a final vote, labor advocates say the bill’s safety measures don’t go far enough.

A CalMatters analysis shows delays in enforcing campaign finance laws at the Fair Political Practices Commission.

Gov. Newsom blasts the oil industry as polluters and price gougers as he signs a bill to limit spikes in California gas ...

CA home and rent prices are among the highest in the U.S., and the state is struggling to combat a homelessness crisis and housing shortage.

Gas prices command a high level of public attention as a symbol of California's living costs and are ripe for political exploitation.