Susannah Luthi

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday named one of his donors, Bay Area attorney Nicole Shanahan, as his running mate. Shanahan helped bankroll progressive Los Angeles district attorney George Gascón's (D.) campaign and backed some of California's major soft-on-crime policies.

California's $20 minimum wage for fast food workers became law Monday and quickly caused chaos, with pizza chains preparing to cut hundreds of

California’s $20 minimum wage for fast food workers became law Monday as pizza chains prepare to cut hundreds of employees, ice cream and pretzel shop franchisees struggle to learn if it applies to them, and the industry eyes price hikes in the state.

Heavy equipment businesses have filed a suit against California over the state's rule that truck and van fleets must electrify their vehicles—a mandate that will likely apply to almost as many out-of-state companies as in-state companies—alleging that it violates the U.S. Constitution's protections for interstate commerce and other federal laws.

California's fast food franchisees must hike their minimum wage to $20 an hour under a law Gov. Gavin Newsom (D.) hailed as "extraordinarily beneficial."

California Democrats are finding ways to make reparations to black descendants of slaves that don't include direct cash payments, as voters overwhelmingly reject the idea of money handouts.

California Democrats are finding ways to make reparations to black descendants of slaves that don’t include direct cash payments, as voters overwhelmingly reject the idea of money handouts. Instead, they are moving ahead with ideas like subsidized property taxes and expedited business licenses–which experts say may violate constitutional guarantees of equal treatment.

Red states and women’s groups hit President Joe Biden with three lawsuits Monday over his far-reaching overhaul of the federal Title IX ban on sex discrimination in schools and universities. The rule, slated to take effect August 1, replaces sex with gender identity in what the lawsuits say will allow males into female spaces and could punish staff or students who “misgender” a trans-identifying colleague or peer.

California's Justice Department acknowledged in federal court last week that it can't force schools to secretly transition kids to a different gender—even though the agency is trying to do just that.

California State University, Sacramento this week announced it would pull investments from companies profiting from "genocide, ethnic cleansing, and activities that violate fundamental human rights," in an agreement struck with anti-Israel protesters who spent days camping out in a central part of its campus. The policy does not mention Israel and a spokeswoman for the school declined to comment on whether it applied to Israel. Anti-Israel protesters, however, singularly fixated on the missteps of the Jewish state, were satisfied that the school had met their demands.