Economists typically use the term recession to refer to the trajectory of the entire national economy, but regional economies may not follow that trajectory.

With prices rising all around us, how can you work locally rather than sitting in heavy traffic for three hours?

In one wealthy Los Angeles County enclave, 70% of water is used outdoors. Officials hope to curb chronic overuse with these custom flow restrictors.

Both bills, working their way through the California Legislature, face ardent opposition from powerful business groups, who fear the proposed laws could lead to unfair comparisons and expensive lawsuits.

California's insurance commissioner has issued a new report comparing insurance companies’ investments in fossil fuels and clean energy.

Two new studies—one on poverty wages, one on the declining share of revenues going to workers—are at once authoritative and mind-boggling.

In fact, greyhound.com’s online booking page lists the location as “Claremont Montclair, CA,” indicating a city that doesn’t exist. Only when one hovers the cursor over that nomenclature ...

With a fortune thought to be bigger than the Queen’s and the keys to a Downing Street flat, Akshata Murty is undoubtedly among the UK’s financial elite. Load Error But she is also, as The Independent discovered yesterday,

Pain at the pump in California continued Tuesday, as the average price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline in Los Angeles County exceeded $6 a gallon even as the average price nationwide continues to drop.

Lyft will join Uber in adding a temporary fuel surcharge to its fares as gas prices have skyrocketed over the last week, hurting the pockets of ride-share workers and others who drive for a living. “We’ve been closely monitoring rising gas prices and their impact on our driver community,