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Is boring back? The California governor’s race and the fight for the future of the Democratic party

A massive field, no clear frontrunners and one big scandal have turned the high-stakes battle into a head-scratcher

The Guardian - US

A ‘tax-the-rich’ billionaire candidate? Democrats are intrigued

Tom Steyer has built his campaign for governor of California around affordability – he’s not the only Democrat testing the party’s appetite for a populist from the 1%

The Guardian - US

Democrats race to embrace swearing and angry comebacks – but will it work?

Democrats are abandoning their careful messaging in favor of gut-level rhetoric that’s unapologetically more profane as the party faces an authenticity problem

The Guardian - US

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California's Unions Lost Their Long Battle Against Uber and Lyft

The state Supreme Court unanimously ruled that ridesharing drivers can be exempted from California's crackdown on independent contracting.

Reason

New Federal Rules for Independent Contractors Will Destroy Freelancers' Livelihoods

Reason

California is desperate for affordable housing. How union conflicts are delaying it

California lawmakers thought they cracked the code last year on a construction union stalemate holding up housing bills.

Tribune News Service

9th Circuit sides with employers in dispute over California law barring forced arbitration

A California law barring employers from requiring their employees to resolve serious workplace complaints in private runs afoul of federal law, a federal appellate court ruled Wednesday.

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Alex Padilla made history with his US Senate win. What it means for Latinos

LOS ANGELES — Alex Padilla grew up on the polluted northern edge of Los Angeles framed by brown hills and freeways in a working-class community long neglected by the city.

Los Angeles Times

California Legislature passes bill to protect fast-food workers

A California bill that aims to improve and standardize working conditions for fast-food workers will head to the desk of Gov. Gavin Newsom after winning passage in the state Senate and Assembly on Monday over objections from business interests, which say it unfairly targets the fast-food industry and will drive…

Los Angeles Times

Amazon workers at fulfillment center east of LA announce union drive

A coalition of workers at an Amazon warehouse in Moreno Valley, California, east of Los Angeles, announced Friday a push to join the Amazon Labor Union, which mounted the first successful unionization effort at any Amazon warehouse in the United States.

Los Angeles Times

California Senate passes bill to protect fast-food workers

A California bill that aims to improve and standardize working conditions for fast-food workers has won passage in the Senate, all but ensuring it will reach the desk of Gov. Gavin Newsom despite firm opposition from business interests, which say it unfairly targets the fast-food industry and will drive up…

Los Angeles Times

Once struggling, United Farm Workers gains new clout in California, wants to use it

CERES, Calif. — By late morning it was already hot, but not nearly as scorching as it would be in just a few hours. Lourdes Cardenas, 59, had already walked nearly 8 dusty, sun-blasted miles from Turlock, with about that many more to go to the day’s destination in downtown…

Los Angeles Times

‘I thought it would go away’ — School districts are paying millions to former students who say leaders were negligent in protecting them from abuse

SAN JOSE, Calif. — After years of yearning to hold her former high school accountable for failing to protect her from sexual abuse by her coach, Allison Brown, a former star basketball player at Valley Christian High School in San Jose, got her chance when a new state law opened…

Tribune News Service

Anita Chabria: Lorena Gonzalez is a foul-mouthed Latina troublemaker. That's good for California workers

Lorena Gonzalez, former politician and current union troublemaker, dislikes a lot of things — and people, for that matter.

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Lorena Gonzalez is ready to unionize California

She pushed for gig workers’ rights as a legislator. Now she’s the new leader of California’s labor movement.

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