California

LA Times: In Boston as in L.A., labor unions are testy focus of mayor’s race

Washington Examiner · October 24, 2013 4:00 am

Bay Area News: Conservative ‘dark money’ groups slapped with historic penalties

Bay Area News: Conservative ‘dark money’ groups slapped with historic penalties

Washington Examiner · October 24, 2013 4:00 am

Ohio, for instance, would go from a job growth rate of 32,500 to losing 71,400 jobs a year. Overall employment would fall by 320,000 in the U.S.

California minimum wage hike will cost 190k jobs, according to conservative think tank

Joseph Lawler · October 24, 2013 4:00 am

U-T: San Diego teachers sit in empty classrooms for weeks

U-T: San Diego teachers sit in empty classrooms for weeks

Washington Examiner · October 23, 2013 4:00 am

New York's health insurance marketplace reported Wednesday having received 174,000 completed applications for new coverage starting next year, accounting for a large share of initial signups nationally under the Affordable Care Act.ÃÂ Without national enrollment figures, it's unclear whether the program is on track to reach the 7 million people projected to gain coverage during the six-month signup period. (Photo: Thinkstock)

New York says 174,000 have applied in health marketplace

Associated Press · October 23, 2013 4:00 am

Bay Area Rapid Transit passengers enter a BART station Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. A contentious, on-again, off-again Bay Area transit strike infuriated hundreds of thousands of commuters forced to wait hours for overcrowded buses and ferries and brought grave questions when two workers were killed. The labor clash now appears to be heading toward resolution, but unions now face calls to ban transit strikes, and political leaders are struggling to assure communities they wonÃ?t be economically and socially jeopardized again by union disputes. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Labor clash over San Francisco’s BART transit system resolved after deadly accident

Associated Press · October 23, 2013 4:00 am

Calif. college student banned from distributing pocket constitutions files lawsuit against school

Red Alert Politics

Calif. college student banned from distributing pocket constitutions files lawsuit against school

Katie LaPotin · October 22, 2013 9:40 pm

This Friday Oct. 18, 2013 Image provided by Mark Bussey shows an oarfish that washed up on the beach near Oceanside, Calif. This rare, snakelike oarfish measured nearly 14 feet long. According to the Catalina Island Marine Institute, oarfish can grow to more than 50 feet, making them the longest bony fish in the world. (AP Photo/Mark Bussey) MANDATORY CREDIT

Energy and Environment

California ‘sea serpents’ draw gawkers

Associated Press · October 22, 2013 4:00 am

With the BART transit system on strike, a San Francisco Bay Ferry makes its way toward the Ferry Building Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, in San Francisco. Frustrated bay area commuters started the work week on Monday with gridlocked roadways and long lines for buses and ferries as a major transit strike entered its fourth day. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

San Francisco transit agency, unions reach deal to end strike

Associated Press · October 22, 2013 4:00 am

Mourners hold candles to honor the memory of two workers who were killed during a train accident in Walnut Creek, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013. Two federal accident investigators arrived in the San Francisco Bay area on Sunday to examine the deaths of two transit workers who on Saturday, were struck by an out-of-service commuter train performing routine maintenance against the backdrop of a labor strike. (AP Photo/Eric Slomanson)

New talks raise hopes for end to San Francisco transit strike

Associated Press · October 21, 2013 4:00 am

University of California President Janet Napolitano has lunch at the Bruin Plate with students at UCLA in Westwood, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 11, 2013. Napolitano toured UCLA for the first time, meeting privately with administrators, faculty and students. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Francine Orr, Pool)

Janet Napolitano vows to keep UC tuition affordable

Washington Examiner · October 20, 2013 4:00 am

Chris Finn, right, a 17-year BART train operator and union official, speaks at a workers' rally on Friday in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Beltway Confidential

Striking San Francisco transit workers earn 75 percent above median wage

Sean Higgins · October 20, 2013 4:00 am