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A California housing bill would raise wages to $28. Why do some unions hate it?

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By Ben Christopher Verified
| El Reportero Verified
by Ben Christopher When is a minimum wage hike of more than $11 per hour actually a pay cut? That question has dominated the debate over a current California housing bill that has riven the state’s two most powerful construction worker unions and many state legislative Democrats reluctant to get on the wrong side of either group. Assembly Bill 1751, authored by Fullerton Democrat Sharon Quirk-Silva, would kick aside regulatory barriers to building townhouses — tightly clustered, multistory homes.
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California’s ‘Top-Two’ Primary Was Supposed To Reward Moderates. It Didn’t.

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By Ben Christopher Verified, Jeanne Kuang Verified
| Portside
California’s ‘Top-Two’ Primary Was Supposed To Reward Moderates. It Didn’t. Published June 9, 2026 For all the talk of a governor’s race between two Republicans, or even two Democrats, it’s looking like voters are in for a typical partisan matchup in November.
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Five takeaways from California’s election, from Congress to the governor’s race

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By Ben Christopher Verified
| West Side Index & Gustine Press-Standard Verified
BY BEN CHRISTOPHER CalMatters It was a good night for normie Democrats, a bad one for self-funded campaigns, a mixed bag for state legislators aspiring to higher office and another electoral reminder of President Donald Trump’s dominant role in our politics — even in deepest blue California.
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