News | Who’s the mystery player behind new bid to legalize sports betting in California? By John Woolfolk November 6, 2023 at 2:47 p.m. California's gaming tribes aren't on board, and it's unclear who's bankrolling the effort.
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Business | Fast-food companies pull referendum, agree to $20 minimum wage By Kevin Smith September 11, 2023 at 9:54 p.m. The agreement also eliminates a controversial proposal that would have held fast food corporations legally...
California still has an anti-gay marriage law on the books. Voters could remove it in 2024 By Associated Press July 14, 2023 at 7:33 a.m. The California Senate overwhelmingly passed the proposed constitutional amendment on Thursday, though most of the...
Business | Court order puts temporary hold on California’s fast food bill By Kevin Smith January 4, 2023 at 9:43 a.m. A coalition has gathered more than 1 million signatures opposing implementation of AB 257. The...
Push to repeal California’s ‘anti-oil’ law inches closer to ballot By Associated Press December 15, 2022 at 5:28 a.m. A California law that prohibits new oil and gas wells from being drilled near homes,...
Politics | Election 2022: Newsom and abortion rights measure score easy victory, gambling falls flat By Marisa Kendall August 21, 2023 at 11:31 p.m. Props. 1, 31 swept to victory, Props. 26, 27 went down in defeat
Politics | Proposition 29: Dialysis industry defeats challenge at ballot box, for the third time By Harriet Rowan November 9, 2022 at 4:00 a.m. Dialysis industry appears to have successfully fought off new regulations at the ballot box for...
Politics | Propositions 26 & 27: Sports-betting ballot measures defeated By Harriet Rowan November 9, 2022 at 4:05 a.m. Voters have rejected both sports-betting propositions, after the campaigns dueling over Props 26 and 27...
California’s ‘tax the rich’ Prop. 30 appears headed to defeat By Eliyahu Kamisher November 9, 2022 at 4:07 a.m. Voters resonate with criticism of the ballot measure, which painted Prop. 30 as "corporate welfare."
Proposition 31: Flavored tobacco products banned as measure soars to victory By Scooty Nickerson November 9, 2022 at 4:08 a.m. Proposition 31 asked voters if a 2020 legislative ban on flavored tobacco should take effect.