SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After facing a nationwide backlash, the Natomas Unified School District paid a teacher three years’ salary to resign after he was secretly recorded professing his allegiance to antifa and saying it was his goal to turn his students…
Source: Two-time NBA champion Quinn Cook agrees to one-year contract with Sacramento Kings
The Kings recently addressed their need for a third-string point guard when they signed former NBA champion Matthew Dellavedova to a one-year deal, but now it seems Dellavedova will go into training camp with some competition. The Kings reached an agre…
Landmark labor decision could have ‘profound’ impact on California agricultural industry
FRESNO, Calif. — California labor officials have issued civil penalties to an employer that fired a group of farmworkers it misclassified as independent contractors; labor experts say the landmark decision could have a “profound” impact on the agricult…
Will California keep offering health care plans at $10 a month? It’s up to Congress
Two out of every three California residents qualified this year for a health insurance premium of $10 or less through Covered California, but those rates will skyrocket next year without congressional action. It looks like U.S. legislators are about to…
A Black boy was tackled by officers at California State Fair. His family alleges racism
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A mother demanded answers Monday after she says her 11-year-old son was chased, tackled and bloodied by California State Fair officers during the fair’s Kids Day. The incident on Tuesday, July 19, brings up fresh allegations of rac…
A California union president sent $25 gift cards to members. An uproar and reprimand followed
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Five months ago, members of AFSCME Local 2620, the union representing therapists and social workers in California state government, received preloaded $25 debit cards in the mail. Each came with a note: “This gift is from President…
After decades of failure, California dusts off controversial Delta tunnel water project
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Here we go again. California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration revived the Delta tunnel project Wednesday, unveiling a downsized version of the controversial, multibillion-dollar plan to re-engineer the fragile estuary on Sacramen…
Plummeting stocks and a Moscow shopping mall. CalPERS is stuck with its Russia investments
California lawmakers turned to the state’s two giant pension systems to punish Russia when the countryinvaded Ukraine in February, urging the funds to sell off Russian holdings. Four months later, theCalifornia Public Employees’ Retirement System still…
How COVID-19 changed California State Fair for farmers who have attended for generations
The California State Fair returned in full force this summer for the first time in three years, but participating farmers are still feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The State Fair offers livestock shows and competitions throughout its 17-d…
California is clawing back some COVID-19 rent relief it gave to tenants and landlords
California is demanding that thousands of tenants and landlords who were approved for emergency rental assistance during the pandemic return the money — often months after it has been spent — sometimes for vague or unspecified reasons. The California D…