The public employee union known as PECG is backing legislation that calls for the state to provide telework options as Gov. Gavin Newsom calls employees back to the office.

CSU agreed to a contract with “step” increases for workers, who helped it get state funding. Instead CSU will give them a one-time bonus.

California is updating CalEnviroScreen, a tool that officials use to decide who is prioritized for environmental grants. Advocates say the tool could be improved, so that more people are prioritized.

Prosecutions, referenda, recalls and regulatory agencies have, over the years, curbed some of California's government corruption, but not all of it.