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California’s Economic Recovery Lags Other States. This Is Why It’s So Sluggish.

California’s unemployment rate, 5.2% of its labor force in July, is no longer the nation’s highest after months of having that dubious disti...
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California’s Economic Recovery Lags Other States. This Is Why It’s So Sluggish.

California’s unemployment rate, 5.2% of its labor force in July, is no longer the nation’s highest after months of having that dubious disti...

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In Los Angeles County and San Francisco, Government Reform Is on the Ballot

In long-term impact, the most significant measure on California’s Nov. 5 ballot may be one that, if passed, would overhaul governance ...

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Labor Day Quiz: What Did Elvis Do Before He Was the ‘King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’?

You know these titans of entertainment for their acting and singing abilities. Long before they reached stardom, each worked a regular job t...

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Snark’s in Season as National Park Embraces the Hate on Social Media

A website may have made a mistake calling Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park the third-most disappointing national park in the coun...

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California’s Fast Food Workers Got a $20 Minimum Wage, but Is It Working? It’s Debatable

Every session of the California Legislature seems to produce at least one bill that generates high-octane political debate and media attenti...

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JD Vance: A Millennial in Age, but Not in Spirit

Anthony W. Haddad The Millennial View Despite being the youngest on the presidential ticket and the first millennial ever nominated by a ma...

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Why Economists Worry About Trumpflation

Paul Krugman Opinion Opinion by Paul Krugman on August 27, 2024. My latest column is about how inflation is fading as both an economic and ...

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With 28 Months to Go, Will Newsom Now Pay More Attention to His Day Job?

Gov. Gavin Newsom has devoted much of his second term to building a national political profile and more or less succeeded. Dan Walters Cal...

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Republicans Are Right: One Party Is ‘Anti-Family and Anti-Kid’

By Nicholas Kristof on August 24, 2024. Nicholas Kristof Opinion In attacking Democrats and Kamala Harris, Republicans have been making a ...

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Oakland Needs Serious Leadership Changes. What About Bringing Back Jerry Brown?

When author Gertrude Stein uttered the words “There’s no there there” about her hometown of Oakland, she did not intend it...

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