California wine industry torn on Trump tariffs
Tariffs on European wine could be good or bad for California wine producers, depending on whom you ask.
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Could California really withhold tax money from the U.S. if Trump cuts federal funds?
Gov. Gavin Newsom suggested last week that California may withhold taxes it pays to the United States if President Donald Trump slashes federal funding to the state.
How Trump tariffs could upend California farms, wine businesses and ports
President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs are putting many California businesses, jobs and the state budget at risk. They’re affecting not only long-term relationships with trading partners, but an intricate web of...
State Farm can hike rates on California homeowners — if it pauses cancellations and proves need
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said today he will grant State Farm’s request to raise home insurance premiums by 22% on average if the company agrees to certain conditions —...
Big homeowner rate hike from State Farm shot down by California regulator
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara today rejected State Farm’s request for “emergency” rate increases, setting up what could be a highly consequential showdown with the state’s biggest insurer — and...
California homeowners will have to fund half of high-risk insurer’s $1 billion ‘bailout’
After saying it would run out of funds by March, California’s last-resort fire insurance provider will impose a special charge of $1 billion on insurance companies — which will in...
Trump’s proposed tariffs, especially on China and Mexico, could hit California hard
A range of experts, from Nobel Prize-winning economists to an internet-famous menswear writer, have a message for Americans who voted for Donald Trump based on his promises to bring down...
California companies wrote their own gig worker law. Now no one is enforcing it
Nearly four years after California voters approved better wages and health benefits for ride-hailing drivers and delivery workers, no one is actually ensuring they are provided, according to state agencies, interviews...
Your rent may go up because of rising insurance rates
Like single-family homeowners in California, landlords are facing higher insurance premiums, too. And they’re passing along some of those costs to their tenants.
Uber, Lyft, DoorDash workers remain contractors due to California Supreme Court ruling
Based on their line of questioning, California Supreme Court justices seemed to be reaching for a compromise as they heard oral arguments today in the long-running legal saga over whether...
