A deep financial dive conducted by the editors at Forbes has revealed over a quarter of a million employees making six-figure salaries in California. The total cost to taxpayers? $54 billion.
The U.S. CARES Act allots $150 billion to struggling state and local governments through the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF). Those dollars are based on population size.
San Francisco candidates spent record amounts on campaigning in 2018. Spending by campaigns and third parties show no signs of slowing down but some San Francisco lawmakers are attempting to stem the influence of outside money.
At least 450 other employees received more than $100,000 last year.
Nearly 1,000 county workers in San Luis Obispo are on strike today after months-long wage negotiations broke down.
A new sheriff is being sworn in Monday, just six days after a very sobering analysis of the department’s budget woes.
Voters in Orange County’s 2nd District are less than one week away from a special election that could alter the ideological makeup of the Board of Supervisors.
A Watsonville hemp producer is suing the County of Santa Cruz for incorrectly labeling its hemp crop as marijuana — a sampling error that the company says cost $9.6 million.
Sonoma County cannabis growers are looking forward to a much simpler permitting process that would eliminate the need for public hearings before approval.
