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AB 1228 went into effect on April 1, much to the dismay of business owners and Republican critics

Concerns about public safety will eventually recede, but Big Brother will still be watching.

The California minimum wage increase for fast food workers could boost paychecks — and the state’s budget.

After years of swinging extremes, state snowpack is at rare average of 110%, setting up good water savings account for year ahead

The new minimum wage for fast food workers in California took effect on April 1.

Giving the state control over insurance rates turned pricing into a Byzantine regulatory process.

Hiking wages through law is a crowd-pleaser, but it kills employment unless you’re a robot.

Welcome to the Friday, March 29, Brew. 

California Proposition 1 was approved by a vote of 50.19% to 49.81%—a 0.38% marginas of March 26 with more than 95% of the vote accounted for. Fifteen days after the election, the Associated Press called Proposition 1 as approved. Proposition 1 joins 16 other California statewide measures decided by a…

The forthcoming law will award fast-food workers a 25 percent hourly raise, increasing their pay by four dollars

Counties must spend about two-thirds of the money from a tax enacted for mental health services on housing and programs for homeless people with serious mental illnesses or substance abuse problems.