I don't know if this is an important enough supreme court decision to trigger commentary from Paul or Scott, but a decision of some interest to those of us who follow housing and land use policy came down today. In Sheetz v County of El...
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This is the mass grave of the dead indigenous people at San Fernando Mission in California. The Spanish intended the California mission system as a way to extend its power.
A waiter sets up a table in the outdoor dining area on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in which Gov. Gavin Newsom, who later called it a "bad mistake," attended a.
In the last decade or so, the status quo of near-total deference to local governments on housing and land use policy, leading to exclusionary policies that create economy and middle class-crushing housing shortages, placing the cost of home ownership and leases in many desirable locations...
Faculty in the Cal State system walked off the job yesterday. The universities caved immediately. The union representing California State University faculty reached a tentative agreement with the university system.
This is the grave of Pat Brown. Born in San Francisco in 1905, Edmund "Pat" Brown grew up in a middle class family. He was a very patriotic young man.
A waiter sets up a table in the outdoor dining area on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in which Gov. Gavin Newsom, who later called it a "bad mistake," attended a birthday dinner at the French Laundry in Yountville. (Courtesy photo) The desire of commenters to...
We need some good news. This is some. For the first time in over 100 years, a gray wolf has been spotted in Giant Sequoia National Monument in southern California,.
Good stuff coming from the California legislature these days on labor issues: The California Legislature is moving to require employers to compensate food service employees for the cost of food.
Good stuff here: Labor groups and fast-food companies in California reached an agreement over the weekend that will pave the way for workers in the industry to receive a minimum wage of $20 per hour. The deal, which will result in changes to Assembly Bill...
One of the top legislative goals for labor intellectuals and radicals (more so than I think for actual labor leaders) has been to get strikers eligible for unemployment benefits. This.
Rachel Cohen with a great piece on how California YIMBYs got unions on board. Today, though, a major sea change is happening across California, with some unions now either actively.