Last week, 20 California labor unions filed a federal lawsuit against the trump administration, challenging the administration’s threats to cut funding for the University of California campuses. The Trump Administration threatens to withhold $17 billion in funding unless the UC campuses meet their demands.

Last week, the California state assembly passed a bill to generate more resources to prevent Indigenous children from entering foster care. Assembly Bill 1378 would amend state law to permit California tribes to work with state programs to permit native children to stay at home with their families.

Loyola Marymount University announced on Thursday that it would no longer be in union talks with its nearly 400 non-tenure track faculty, citing a religious exemption.

In August, California passed legislation that created pathways for bargaining for Uber and Lyft drivers.

Smoke and gases were spewed into the air last week around Chevron’s Richmond refinery. The pollution caused concern among residents and closed three schools for a day.

HelloFresh workers’ unionization effort is gaining strength in Richmond.

During the pandemic, officials closed John F. Kennedy Drive in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park to make more recreation room for residents. This move was supposed to be temporary, but the city is now considering making it a permanent change.

Landlords in California can once again take their tenants to court over missed rent payments.

Major wildfires continue to burn across California.

On Monday the 16th, the Albany City Council will discuss and vote on a Rematriation Resolution. Rematriation is an Indigenous concept that refers to the reclaiming of ancestral remains, land, and spirituality.