California Government Launches AI Job Loss Tracker as Layoff Fears Grow July 1, 2026 By Jo Constantz California launched a tool designed to serve as an “early warning system” for widespread AI-driven job loss. The tool, called...
LA Warehouse Fire That Prompted Shelter-in-Place Orders Still Burning June 23, 2026 Seven days into a fire at a large frozen-food storage facility near downtown Los Angeles, firefighters began moving parts of...
Gov. Newsom Issues Executive Order to Prep Workers, Businesses for AI Disruption May 22, 2026 California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to attempt to deal with the impacts of artificial intelligence on workers...
Newsom’s California Budget Bolstered by Extra Cash from AI Boom May 14, 2026 By Andrew Oxford and Amanda Albright California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a revised budget that shows no deficit for this year and next, as the state...
Billionaire Tax Proposal in California on Track to Qualify for Ballot, Say Backers April 30, 2026 By Sophie Austin A controversial proposal in California to temporarily increase taxes on billionaires has enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot,...
California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant OK’d to Run Through at Least 2030 April 6, 2026 By Laila Kearney Federal regulators approved an operating license extension for California’s last-standing nuclear power plant, which under state law can run until...
California Sues Department of Energy Over Sable Oil Pipeline Restart March 24, 2026 By David Thomas California Attorney General Rob Bonta said on Monday he has sued the U.S. Department of Energy to stop it from...
Push to Tax California Billionaires Causing Political Stir February 24, 2026 By Michael R. Blood As national Democrats search for a unifying theme ahead of the fall’s midterm elections, a California proposal to levy a...
States Reliant on Colorado River Failed to Meet New Consensus Deadline February 18, 2026 The seven Western states that depend on the Colorado River missed a deadline for the second time Saturday to agree...
Privacy Activists Call on California to Remove Covert License Plate Readers February 13, 2026 By Garance Burke More than two dozen privacy and advocacy organizations are calling on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to remove a network of...