Becerra and Hilton Head to November as California’s Next Governor Inherits a Fiscal Time Bomb
California will elect a new governor this November for the first time in eight years, and whoever wins inherits a
California’s Redrawn Congressional Maps Clear a Court Challenge Ahead of the Midterms
The congressional maps California voters approved last November to replace the state’s independent commission-drawn districts survived a federal court challenge
California’s Billionaire Tax Splits Democrats as It Heads to a November Vote
A ballot measure that would impose a one-time 5% wealth tax on California’s richest residents has qualified for the November
California Startups Have Raised More Money Than the Rest of the Country Combined
California companies have pulled in roughly $366 billion in venture capital since the start of 2026 — nearly double the
California’s Minimum Wage Climbs to $16.90 as a Wave of New Worker Protections Takes Hold
California’s statewide minimum wage rose to $16.90 an hour on January 1, 2026, up from $16.50 the year before, under
How Enterprises Can Reduce AWS Operational Drift Without Slowing Engineering Teams
A clean CloudFormation drift check can coexist with a drifting AWS estate. That is the operational gap many enterprise teams
California Startups Have Raised More Money Than the Rest of the Country Combined
California companies have pulled in roughly $366 billion in venture capital since the start of 2026 — nearly double the
California’s $11.25 Billion Housing Bond Heads to Voters in November
Californians will vote this November on the largest affordable housing investment in state history: an $11.25 billion bond that Governor
California’s Minimum Wage Climbs to $16.90 as a Wave of New Worker Protections Takes Hold
California’s statewide minimum wage rose to $16.90 an hour on January 1, 2026, up from $16.50 the year before, under
California’s Economy Is Outgrowing Texas and Florida — Even With Tariffs Squeezing Trade
California’s economy grew at a 3.7% annualized pace in the first quarter of 2026, its best quarterly growth ranking since









