Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
California Attorney General Issues Cease and Desist Letter to xAI
Jan 16 2026 // California Attorney General Rob Bonta sent xAI a cease-and-desist letter that orders the company to immediately halt the creation and distribution of deepfake, nonconsensual, intimate images and child sexual abuse...
NEXT Insurance in California Rebrands as ERGO NEXT Insurance
Jan 16 2026 // Palo Alto, California-based NEXT Insurance will now be operating as ERGO NEXT Insurance, a new brand identity that the company says reflects its next phase of growth as a small businesses insurance provider. The updated...
Proposed California Billionaires’ Tax Rattles Silicon Valley, Entangles Governor
Jan 15 2026 // A proposed billionaires’ tax in California has ignited a political uproar in Silicon Valley, with tech titans threatening to leave the state while Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom maneuvers to defeat a levy that he fears...
Musk’s xAI Faces California AG Probe Over Grok Sexual Images
Jan 15 2026 // Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, is under investigation by the California attorney general’s office after the company’s Grok chatbot was allegedly used to create thousands of sexualized...
Two Big California Home Insurers to Raise Rates by 6.9%
Jan 15 2026 // Two large California home insurers will be raising rates for by an average of 6.9% this year, filings with the California Department of Insurance show. CSAA will begin rate increases for nearly 481,800 homeowners starting...
Viewpoint: What The Return of California’s ‘Death Discount’ Means for Litigation
Jan 14 2026 // In California, historically, when a plaintiff filed a personal injury action relating to their own injuries and then died mid-litigation and the case was converted to a wrongful death action, the value of the case was...
California Wants to Mix Hydrogen With Gas to Cut Pollution. Critics Say That Poses Risks
Jan 13 2026 // Alma Figueroa began to worry when she learned that her gas provider wanted to test a controversial solution to curb global warming: blend hydrogen with natural gas to power her stove and other appliances. Figueroa, who has...
Rideshare Drivers Protest Robotaxis as California Considers More Regulations
Jan 12 2026 // Drivers for Lyft and Uber protested self-driving Waymo taxis in San Francisco on Friday, urging state regulators to exercise greater oversight of autonomous vehicles, given recent events in which the cars killed pets and...
California Bill Seeks to Add ‘Transparency’ to Aerial Images Used by Insurers
Jan 12 2026 // A California lawmaker is pushing to require insurers to notify homeowners in advance of taking or using aerial images of their property, and to stop insurers from basing decisions to cancel, non-renew, or reduce coverage...
How Trump’s Tariffs Ricochet Through A California Business Park
Jan 9 2026 // America’s trade wars forced Robert Luna to hike prices on the rustic wooden Mexican furniture he sells from a crowded warehouse here, while down the street, Eddie Cole scrambled to design new products to make up for...
Duffy Pulls $160 Million From California Over Truck Licenses
Jan 8 2026 // The U.S. Department of Transportation is withholding about $160 million from California after the state delayed canceling thousands of commercial driver’s licenses that regulators say were issued...
Newsom Plans Crackdown on Corporate Homebuying in California
Jan 8 2026 // California Gov. Gavin Newsom will call for a crackdown on institutional investors buying up homes in the state during a speech Thursday, following a similar announcement by President Donald Trump. Newsom plans on saying he...
California Bill Would Require Insurer Claims Handling Plans, and Double Penalties
Jan 7 2026 // A bill that promises legislative reform in California to speed up disaster recovery for homeowners and renters through improved insurance coverage and expanded consumer protections was introduced on the anniversary of the...
Southern California Aerospace Firm to Pay $1.5M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Jan 7 2026 // An aerospace and defense electronics company based in Chatsworth, California, agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by supplying aircraft parts to the military that did not...
Appeals Panel Says California’s Open Carry Ban in Populated Counties Unconstitutional
Jan 6 2026 // A federal appeals panel has ruled that a California law prohibiting open carry of firearms in heavily populated counties is unconstitutional. The ruling was issued Friday by two judges on a three-judge panel for the 9th...
AI Regulation Battle Looms in California Despite Trump Threats
Jan 5 2026 // This year, many of the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence companies face a pitched battle over government regulation on their home turf—California. And even President Donald Trump’s threat to...
Report: California Comp Combined Ratio for 2024 Highest in 20-Plus Years
Dec 31 2025 // After three consecutive accident years with relatively stable loss ratios, the projected loss and allocated loss adjustment expense ratio for accident year 2024 rose by 9 points and the combined ratio for accident year...
New Laws Impacting California Drivers in 2026
Dec 31 2025 // New laws affecting California drivers set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2026, include stricter laws for drunk driving, speeding in school zones and automated traffic camera enforcement. The California Department of Motor...
California AG Puts out Price Gouging Alert Following Emergency Declaration
Dec 30 2025 // California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a consumer alert following the Gov. Gavin Newsom’s emergency declaration in response to powerful winter storms that struck over th weekend, with more rain and wind on...
California Ditches Fight With Feds For High-Speed Rail Funds
Dec 29 2025 // California has withdrawn a lawsuit against the Trump administration that sought to recover roughly $4 billion in federal funds pulled from the state’s long-delayed high-speed rail project, after concluding it can no...
