California May Boost Its Controversial $20 Fast-Food Minimum Wage
Less than a year after it came into effect, the state's alternatively decried and hailed $20 fast-food pay law may get a 3.5 percent boost—reviving clashes during its rollout.
California is at the center of the country’s egg mess. Here’s why and what’s coming
The price of a dozen eggs has nearly doubled since last year and hit a record high in January. An outbreak of avian influenza ...
Southern California’s 3.4% inflation rate is 7-month high
LA-Orange County: Inflation was 3.3% in January, down from December’s 3.4%, which was the highest since May 2024. It was 2.5% in January 2024 and averaged 3.1% in 2019. Inflation jumped to 8.6% in ...
Inflation, Looming Trade War Take a Toll as Confidence of the U.S. Consumer Tumbles
U.S. consumer confidence plummeted in February, the biggest monthly decline in more than four years, a business research ...
With tariffs ramping up, this investment option can provide protect against inflation
The threat of tariffs on imports is causing some investors to consider increasing their exposure to TIPS to help buffer their ...
Two new bills aim to lower California utility bills. Will they work?
Two pieces of legislation have been introduced in Sacramento that their authors say will help reduce rising utility bills ...
California lawmakers grill leader of Public Utilities Commission about expensive electricity bills
A panel of California State Senators grilled Alice Reynolds, the president of the California Public Utilities Commission, on ...