Owner of Bankrupt ‘Santa Barbara News-Press’ Found in Contempt of Court Courts & Crime By Jean Yamamura U.S. magistrate finds Wendy McCaw’s Ampersand Publishing bargained in bad faith with employees’ union.
Uber, Lyft, DoorDash Workers Remain Contractors Due to California Supreme Court Ruling Labor By Levi Sumagaysay, Cal Matters State’s highest court refuses to overturn voter-backed Prop. 22, a law written by the gig industry.
Santa Barbara School Board Approves New Contract, Averting Teachers’ Strike Labor By Callie Fausey Superintendent Hilda Maldonado’s contract extended through June 2027.
UC Student Workers Expand Strike to Two More Campuses as They Demand Amnesty for Protestors Labor By Mikhail Zinshteyn, CalMatters