“It’s more of an accelerating burn than an on-off switch. You could see an accumulation of impacts that grow over time,” said Shai Akabas, vice president of economic policy at Washington’s Bipartisan ...

However, the solicitors could also be legitimate workers from third-party phone providers such as the California LifeLine Program or TruConnect — both legal, state-endorsed programs that help ...

How does America solve homelessness? How does Kern County solve homelessness? That not-insignificant question was posed by Carlos Baldovinos, executive director ...

PG&E and Southern California Edison are routinely late to hook up new solar panels, squeezing owners financially. Will they be punished?

Financing unemployment insurance benefits with federal loans and taxes on employers cannot continue indefinitely.

New technologies that make life easier and keep communities safe. Congress is now considering steep cuts to the agencies that fund American science — in some cases by more than half. Federal research ...