UC Santa Cruz – California Globe

Alameda County $30 Wage Won’t Appear on November Ballot

August 5, 2026 10:29 amAugust 5, 2026 10:32 am

Alameda County is proposing to raise the minimum wage to $30 an hour, following similar proposals in Los Angeles, the Globe reported in March. However, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to “study” the $30 per hour minimum...

Randy Villegas’ Mechanic Branding Masks Radical Academic Record and Socialist Agenda

July 31, 2026 11:09 amJuly 31, 2026 11:11 am

Randy Villegas, the Democratic Socialist who upset the party establishment to become the nominee against Republican Rep. David Valadao in California’s competitive 22nd Congressional District, campaigns as a working-class auto shop owner who understands the struggles of Central Valley families....

Gov. Newsom Touts Misleading UC Berkeley Study on California’s $20 Fast Food Wage

April 8, 2026 3:10 pmApril 8, 2026 3:20 pm

California has such an absurdly high cost of living that some misguided lawmakers think increasing the minimum wage will offset nearly $1 million median home prices, $7.00-per-gallon gas prices, and $500 – $1,000 monthly electricity bills. The minimum wage was...

California’s Fast Food Minimum Wage Continues to Bite Workers, Consumers and Owners

March 20, 2026 4:40 amMarch 20, 2026 4:41 am

California is reaching a grim two-year anniversary of the ill-advised $20 fast food minimum wage. AB 1228, California’s $20 wage law for fast food workers, cost non-tipped restaurant workers 250 hours of work annually, equating to up to 7 weeks...

45 California University Student Visas Revoked By Trump Administration

April 7, 2025 1:41 pmApril 7, 2025 3:29 pm

Forty-five students and recent alumni from universities across California saw their visas be revoked by the Trump administration over the weekend, with the visa cancellations in California following the growing nationwide trend of student visa revocation. According to the affected...

Department of Justice Initiates University of California Antisemitism Investigation

March 6, 2025 1:28 pmMarch 6, 2025 1:28 pm

The U.S. Department of Justice announced late on Wednesday that they are launching an antisemitism investigation into the University of California (UC). According to the announcement, the DOJ Federal Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism will look into allegations of antisemitism...

International Student Pro-Palestine Protestors’ Visas Revoked Under New Executive Order

January 31, 2025 2:29 amJanuary 31, 2025 2:30 am

A new executive order signed off by President Donald Trump on Wednesday to combat antisemitism has greenlit possible deportations for international students in California who participated in pro-Palestinian protests on campuses last year. In April and May of 2024, California...