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California Enacts Laws Restricting Chatbots And Banning Teens From ‘Addictive' Social Media
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a set of bills intended to protect children by regulating their internet use.
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Medi-Cal Won't Pay For Assisted Living In Most Of California. One Brother Fought Back
A pilot program providing more assisted living coverage in rural California has emerged from one man's fight to change his sister's options
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California Has One-Quarter Of All The Nation's Death Sentences. Will Newsom Commute Them All?
There are 546 men and 18 women who could still face execution in the state, which officially halted executions by executive order in 2019.
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California Could Be First In The Nation To Create Smoke-Damage Standards
When a home is left standing after a wildfire, survivors and insurers battle. CA lawmakers passed 2 bills aiming to change that.
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Community Colleges Suddenly Oppose Plan To Let Them Offer More Bachelor's Degrees
Two bills sent to Newsom set new rules for determining when colleges can create bachelor's degrees and how many they can offer.
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California Politicians Promised White Gold In ‘Lithium Valley’. But Are Those Dreams Fading?
A California desert region was touted as the ‘Saudi Arabia of lithium.’ Years later, projects are behind schedule and workers are waiting.
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Reducing Drug Penalties Likely Increased Homelessness In California, New Report Says
A 2014 law appears to have contributed to an increase in people living on the street, a rise in overdoses and a drop in people getting help.
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Xavier Becerra Gets To Play It Safe In The Race For Governor, And He Isn't Making Promises
What would Xavier Becerra, a 35-year veteran of Democratic politics, do as California governor? He's still not saying.
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How Much Are California's Public Universities Paying Athletes? CalMatters Is Suing To Find Out
Universities have refused to share information about the money they’re giving student athletes.
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California Nearly Achieved Universal Healthcare. Now, Millions Are Losing Coverage
Facing budget shortfalls and new federal restrictions, state leaders have begun rolling back the coverage system they built.
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Forest Fires Follow Roads. The Trump Administration Wants To Build More
The change could open some of California’s most remote backcountry to new roads and development.
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Court Blocks CHP From Firing Officer Caught In LA Overtime Scandal
The CHP lost an effort to fire one of the officers it caught billing the state for overtime hours they didn’t work at a Los Angeles station.
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Would You Trust Your Boss With Data About Your Brain? California Moves To Regulate Neurotech
Brain sensors are advancing, and California companies, lawmakers and unions are jockeying to shape how the resulting data can be used.
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'Kids Are Actually Eating The Food': State Expands Lunch Program That Pairs Schools With Farms
Schools get grant money to obtain fresh, local food; send students on field trips to farms; and cafeteria workers to culinary academies.
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Why California Prisons Are Using Their Own Employees As Human Fire Alarms
California spends tens of millions every year paying prison employees to look for smoke and fire. Replacing fire alarms costs much more.
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California Bill Would Let Abuse Victims Use Trauma As Legal Defense For Violent Crime
For the fourth year in a row, lawmakers are weighing whether to give violent criminals the legal right to cite abuse in their legal defense.
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California Can't Replant Its Forests Fast Enough To Keep Up With Wildfires
California’s wildfires are destroying forests faster than the state can replant them, and federal cuts are making the gap worse.
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Conviction Tossed In $1 Million Bay Area COVID Fraud Case Over Juror Bias
Attila Colar’s conviction fell apart this week.
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California Pulled The Plug On New School Air Conditioners, Leaving $200 Million Unspent
A program that promised schools upgraded AC systems was cut short in 2024, leaving hundreds of districts with broken systems.
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Newsom's Populist Act: Oppose State Billionaire Tax, Embrace Federal One
With proposals to tax the rich, Newsom is playing to a 2028 national audience anxious about artificial intelligence.
