by jpitney | May 19, 2024 | California Politics, Economic Policy
Stephanie Breijo at LAT: Federal minimum wage remains at $7.25 per hour, as it has for years, but in 2024, 25 states either saw their minimum wage increase or expect to increase it by the end of the year. This includes California, which in January bumped its hourly...
by jpitney | May 18, 2024 | California Politics, Economic Policy
Don Lee at LAT: California posted another month of anemic job growth in April, keeping the state’s unemployment rate the highest in the country, 5.3%, the government reported Friday. Statewide, employers added a net of just 5,200 jobs in April, down from 18,200 in...
by jpitney | May 14, 2024 | California Politics, Housing
The number of fires that are related to homeless people or tents has been climbing in Los Angeles. The I-Team’s Joel Grover reports.
by jpitney | May 9, 2024 | California Politics, Congress, House of Representatives
Sarah D. Wire at LAT: Over homemade tacos at a Capitol Hill row home, several of California’s members of Congress did something unusual last year: they gathered for a bipartisan, home-cooked meal where politics were not on the menu. The table full of Republicans and...
by jpitney | Apr 29, 2024 | California Politics, Economic Policy
Heather Haddon at WSJ: Restaurants for months have said menu prices in California would rise as the state raised the minimum wage for fast-food workers. Now they are following through. Consumers picking up burgers, burritos and chicken sandwiches at chains in the...
by jpitney | Apr 20, 2024 | California Politics, Debt
Don Lee at LAT: California’s massive budget deficit, coupled with the state’s relatively high level of joblessness, has become a major barrier to reducing the billions of dollars of debt it has incurred to pay unemployment benefits. The surge in unemployment brought...
