Rivian lays off hundreds amid slowdown in demand for electric vehicles
Electric truck and SUV company Rivian will lay off hundreds of employees in a bid to save money as federal…
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$2 million settlement in Measure G fallout surprises readers
October 19, 2025 7 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: Fesia Davenport does not allege that Measure G is unenforceable…
Federal shutdown halts California's legal battles with Trump
Days before the Trump administration was supposed to file its response to a California lawsuit challenging its attack on gender-affirming…
UC and CSU revealed a large amount of employees' personal information to the feds. Now the reaction
California universities are facing intense backlash for handing over their employees' personal contact information to the Trump administration as it…
Long Beach regulates self-checkout amid growing shopper frustration
Tired of rampant thefts that scare away citizens and shoppers, Long Beach is trying to force stores to add staff…
Trump wants the citizenship test to be more difficult. Why don't you take it?
September 21, 2025 7 am pt To the editor: Then, the commander in chief wants to make the civic test…
As fiscal credits expire, Rivian reduces 1.5% of its workforce
Rivian has fired about 200 employees while the electric vehicle manufacturer is preparing for an American economy with less incentives…
Letters to the editor: If AI will replace human workers, where will payroll taxes come from?
September 4, 2025 8 am pt To the editor: Salesforce has eliminated 4,000 jobs due to artificial intelligence (“The Salesforce…
California cannabis firm raided by ice reveals great labor changes
One of the largest legal cannabis companies in California announced on Monday that it would radically renew its work practices…
Paula Deen abruptly closes the Lady and Sons restaurant
At the end of the 1990s, Paula Deen was an independent restorer whose family operated restaurant had just received a…