Police Remove Occupy LA Encampment
The lawn outside Los Angeles City Hall is cleared of tents and sleeping bags today, after a dramatic midnight raid on the Occupy LA encampment that had been in the park for nearly two months.
Schools Face New Kind of Cash-Flow Crisis
The state Legislative Analyst's Office served up a hefty plate of bad news just before Thanksgiving. Roughly $1 billion in state funding could be cut from K-12 education about halfway into the school year.
Minimum Wage Case Highlights Growing Labor Problem
California's labor commissioner has reached a settlement with Bay Area-based real estate company Zip Realty, which was accused of paying some employees less than minimum wage. Labor experts say the case highlights a growing problem in a fragile economy: employees being re-classified as contractors or commission workers.