Adam Ashton

Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses the media during a press conference unveiling his revised 2025-26 budget proposal at the Capitol Annex Swing Space in Sacramento spring 2025. (Photo, Fred Greaves ,CalMatters.)

To save money now, Newsom’s new labor deals pause spending on one of California’s biggest debts

July 1, 2025 at 12:30 p.m.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office is making benefit deals with public employee unions that save money today in part by putting off payments that were meant to bring down costs tomorrow.

Gov. Gavin Newsom in May announced that he wanted state workers in the office four days a week. One union negotiated a pause on that policy.(Photo/Rich Pedroncelli,File)

State workers get a reprieve from Newsom’s return-to-office mandate

June 25, 2025 at 6:54 a.m.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is open to giving California public employees a temporary break on his return-to-office mandate.

CA judges: they’re underpaid, lawsuit could cost taxpayers millions

December 12, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

California judges make a good living. They earn at least $240,000 and can count on a raise just about every year, a requirement that’s written into state law. So why...

The California Public Employees' Retirement System building in Sacramento, Calif.

CalPERS to pay $800 million settlement over claims it misled retirees on costs of long-term care insurance

March 20, 2023 at 9:26 a.m.

Retired California government workers will get tens of thousands of dollars if they give up their long-term care insurance.

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