March 31, 2016 | Ben Bradford
The state Legislature passed a bill Thursday to give California the highest minimum wage in the nation and Governor Jerry Brown says he will sign it Monday.
March 31, 2016 | Ed Joyce
After the season’s last Sierra Nevada snow measurement showed near normal snowpack in the north, one California water agency suggests conservation mandates should be rescinded or eased for the region.
March 30, 2016 | Ben Bradford
Wage disputes and demonstrations have become common in the past decade.
March 30, 2016 | Ed Joyce
The latest Sierra Nevada snow survey finds that the statewide snowpack is at 87 percent of normal for March 30 and 87 percent of the April 1 average.
March 30, 2016
The tentative deal struck by state lawmakers that could push California's minimum wage to $15 an hour by the year 2022 mirrors recent pay hikes in L.A. and San Francisco. But what questions does it raise for other parts of the state?
March 30, 2016 | Ben Adler
The California state auditor is sharply criticizing the University of California. An audit released Tuesday says the UC is putting out-of-state students ahead of in-state students.
March 30, 2016 | Ed Joyce
Volunteers will help improve the American River Parkway as part of a "day of service" on the César Chávez Day holiday.
March 29, 2016 | Ben Adler
The U.S. Supreme Court has handed the California Teachers Association a crucial victory in a case that threatened the union’s financial and political future. The union is celebrating Tuesday’s ruling. Plaintiffs say they’ll ask for a rehearing.
March 28, 2016
(AP) — California lawmakers and Gov. Jerry Brown will decide whether to go forward with a plan to automatically enroll private-sector workers in state-run retirement accounts.
March 28, 2016 | Ed Joyce
More than 400 acres of private land around a popular northern Sierra Nevada trailhead will be protected from commercial development and be part of the Tahoe National Forest.
