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Union leaders and labor-friendly lawmakers say they are not giving up on securing benefits and protections for gig workers after the California Supreme Court delivered a win for Uber last week.




As a pastor and community activist in South Los Angeles, I’m daily reminded of how much poverty has affected the financial and spiritual wellbeing of our Black communities. With rising inflation, from food to gas prices, Black folks are being outpriced in their own communities. And because of historic discrimination, Black people face disproportionately high unemployment rates, leaving them unable to take care of their families and vulnerable to chronic poverty, homelessness and incarceration.




Retailers are trialing self-checkout changes as they try to limit theft and improve customer experiences.




Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) announced on July 12 that the City of Los Angeles in her 28th District has been awarded a $3.85 million grant aimed at addressing and preventing youth homelessness.




This week Kroger and Albertson’s released the list of stores that would be sold off under the merger they have proposed. The vast majority of locations in the Golden State are right here in Southern California and include nine area stores that have been staples in South L.A., Inglewood, Westchester, Carson, and Marina Del Rey. They include the Albertson’s on Crenshaw, the Pavilions on Jefferson Blvd in Culver City, and the Vons on Manchester Blvd. (A complete list is provided below).




Last month, Sen. Steven Glazer (D-Orinda) vowed to bring back a journalism support bill he authored that had hit a snag in the legislative process. A few weeks later, the lawmaker lived up to his promise. On June 27, the California Senate moved to advance Senate Bill (SB) 1327 with a 27-7 vote under the Urgency Clause – special language contained in legislation that privileges it to take immediate effect after the governor signs it.




all California’s current plastic bag ban the poster child of unintended consequences.

That’s how legislative staff termed it when discussing one of two bills that seeks to reinvent the Golden State’s prohibition on plastic grocery bags.




Last month, Sen. Steven Glazer (D-Orinda) vowed to bring back a journalism support bill he authored that had hit a snag in the legislative process.

A few weeks later, the lawmaker lived up to his promise.

On June 27, the California Senate moved to advance Senate Bill (SB) 1327 with a 27-7 vote under the Urgency Clause – special language contained in legislation that privileges it to take immediate effect after the governor signs it.