The Return Period for An LA Wildfire-Scale Event May Be Shorter Than You Think January 15, 2026 By Don Jergler There has been no shortage of analyses and reporting released for the one-year anniversary of the January 2025 Los Angeles...
Proposed California Billionaires’ Tax Rattles Silicon Valley, Entangles Governor January 15, 2026 By Michael R. Blood and Michael Liedtke A proposed billionaires’ tax in California has ignited a political uproar in Silicon Valley, with tech titans threatening to leave...
Musk’s xAI Faces California AG Probe Over Grok Sexual Images January 15, 2026 By Kurt Wagner Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, is under investigation by the California attorney general’s office after the company’s Grok chatbot...
Two Big California Home Insurers to Raise Rates by 6.9% January 15, 2026 Two large California home insurers will be raising rates for by an average of 6.9% this year, filings with the...
Viewpoint: What The Return of California’s ‘Death Discount’ Means for Litigation January 14, 2026 By Katie A. Stricklin and Chelsea N. Cortes In California, historically, when a plaintiff filed a personal injury action relating to their own injuries and then died mid-litigation...
How Colorado Sparked a Global Push for Salary Transparency January 14, 2026 By Saijel Kishan Colorado cracked open the culture of secrecy around salaries when it started forcing employers to include pay ranges in job...
California Wants to Mix Hydrogen With Gas to Cut Pollution. Critics Say That Poses Risks January 13, 2026 By Dorany Pineda Alma Figueroa began to worry when she learned that her gas provider wanted to test a controversial solution to curb...
Experts Wary of Privacy, Liability From AI Health Gadgets at CES in Nevada January 13, 2026 By Jessica Hill Health tech gadgets displayed at the annual CES trade show make a lot of promises. A smart scale promoted a...
FAA Notice Warned of Slackline Before Deadly Arizona Helicopter Crash January 13, 2026 By Susan Montoya Bryan Federal aviation records show that a week before a fatal helicopter crash, a notice was issued that a tightrope would...
Rideshare Drivers Protest Robotaxis as California Considers More Regulations January 12, 2026 By Haven Daley Drivers for Lyft and Uber protested self-driving Waymo taxis in San Francisco on Friday, urging state regulators to exercise greater...