Why Expanding Business Into California Isn’t So Simple | Laine Schoneberger
Californians have heard plenty about businesses leaving the state. The other direction gets less attention: what it takes for a new business to come in. In regulated industries, entry requires licensi...
20 Jul 33min
Is Owning a Home in California Still Possible? | Louis DiGonzini
Across California, home prices have continued rising while incomes haven’t kept pace. In Orange County, for example, buying an average home now takes more than a six-figure income. Listings that would...
17 Jul 39min
Inside California’s $20 Billion Water Tunnel Decision | Graham Bradner
California is advancing one of the biggest projects the state has ever planned: a $20 billion tunnel running 45 miles beneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The tunnel would join the State Water Pr...
15 Jul 42min
A Farming Takeover Happened in California; Most Residents Never Noticed | Tom Coleman & Stephen Vasquez
The pistachios on supermarket shelves around the world most likely came from California’s Central Valley, where roughly two-thirds of the global supply now grows. The crop has no native history in the...
10 Jul 32min
This California Winemaker Says Forced Membership Fees Could Reach Any Industry | Kate Griffith
California’s wine industry is already under pressure, and in Santa Barbara County, wineries now face another cost. Since April 2025, businesses that sell wine directly to customers have been required ...
5 Jul 34min
Could California’s Wealth Tax Reach Beyond Billionaires? | Josh Rauh
California voters will decide this November whether to impose a one-time wealth tax on the state’s roughly 200 billionaires, a measure pitched by supporters as narrow and temporary. But some high-net-...
2 Jul 33min
Why the CCP Is Targeting an American Performing Arts Company | Steve Lance
Shen Yun is an American performing arts company that sells out venues worldwide. Before shows, bomb threats come in. Theaters get swept. Tour buses need overnight security to prevent sabotage. Inciden...
29 Jun 37min
Why California Election Results Keep Shifting After Election Night | Mike Gatto
California residents watched election night results flip over the days that followed. Why does that keep happening?The shift doesn’t happen the same way everywhere. It happens in California in ways th...
25 Jun 38min
