Named a nominee for your investments? Know when legal heirs can still claim a share in your mutual funds, shares
Naming a nominee for your investments does not necessarily mean that the nominee becomes the final owner after…
Tariff war with Canada is hurting California’s wine industry
It’s hard to hate on Canada. It’s like cursing a cotton ball, or raging about tapioca. The friendliest…
Schiff calls out Trump’s corruption, warns against complacency
There are certain truths that are self-evident to all but the willfully blind or stubbornly obtuse. Heat is…
Politician behind ‘top two’ primary has second thoughts
SACRAMENTO — The man who brought California the top-two open primary now thinks it needs a drastic overhaul. In fact,…
Rubio lets Vance take the fall as Iran deal questions mount
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio stood silent and stone-faced behind Donald Trump on Wednesday as the president joked…
JD Vance admits ‘childless cat ladies’ comment was ‘one of the dumbest things’ he ever said
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
Trump names Brian Johnson to be CFPB’s director
FROM YOUTUBE. MASSACHUSETTS IS AMONG 21 STATES SUING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER ATTEMPTS TO DEFUND THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL…
Column: California isn’t so cutting-edge when it comes to electing governors
SACRAMENTO — Across America, 53 women have served as state governors. But not one in California. What gives? Aren’t we…
Trump flouts lower court rulings in unprecedented display of executive power
When a federal judge shot down a Trump administration policy of holding immigrants without bond last December, it…
Column: After Swalwell scandal, a ‘safe choice’ for Democrats emerges
SACRAMENTO — Xavier Becerra seems like the type of steady, trustworthy fellow you’d like your daughter to marry. But…
A year after ‘Liberation Day,’ what did Trump’s tariffs achieve?
WASHINGTON — One year ago, Donald Trump stood in a sun-kissed, unpaved Rose Garden and defiantly announced a new era…
Column: New California Senate leader Monique Limón, ‘kind, generous’ and a ‘badass’
SACRAMENTO — People often ask me how things have changed at the state Capitol since I began covering news there…