-
California’s landmark labor law aims to make nail salon workers, predominantly Vietnamese women, full employees rather than contractors in an industry known for labor violations. -
Gas prices dropped $1.803 since rising to a record $6.434 on Oct. 5, 2022. California's prices could soon be rising again, however, as new state fees and taxes went into effect Tuesday. -
California’s excise tax on legal weed is increasing, despite efforts to keep it lower to help the struggling industry. Lawmakers left it out of the state budget they passed Monday. -
Union leaders said the layoffs of pharmacists, lab scientists and social workers at UC San Diego Health threaten patient care and violate labor contracts. -
On Wednesday, the San Diego City Council's Select Committee on Addressing Cost of Living unanimously passed a proposal to raise the minimum wage of hospitality workers in the city to $25 an hour. -
From 2018 to 2025, ZIP codes with more permitted homes saw slower rent growth than ZIP codes with fewer new home permits. -
Following several back-and-forth exchanges among San Diego City Council members, the council voted 6-3 Monday to override several of Mayor Todd Gloria's line-item vetoes and pass the $6 billion 2025-26 municipal budget. -
For the second consecutive year, USA Today ranked An's Dry Cleaning best independent ice cream shop in the U.S. -
California’s main source of homelessness funding would drop from $1 billion last year to $0 this year in the proposed state budget. -
Consumption of avocados has boomed in the United States in the past two decades, and much of the demand has been met with rising imports from Mexico. California growers say these imports have wound up helping, not hurting, their crop.
RELATED STORIES
Sign up for our newsletters!
Keep up with all the latest news, arts and culture, and TV highlights from KPBS.
- San Diego proposes keeping low-density housing near Clairemont trolley stops
- San Diego Zoo mural honors 3 beloved animals lost in 1 week
- Buried audit found major problems at San Diego County animal shelters. Issues still persist
- Activists want state commission to consider decertifying SDPD chief
- Hundreds still without power in the Imperial Valley after Monday's monsoon storms