Judge blocks California law that targeted deepfake campaign ads
With deepfake video and audio making its way into political campaigns, California enacted its strictest restrictions yet in September: a…
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California law will ban donor and bequest admissions at colleges and universities
On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law banning legacy and donor admissions at private universities in California, including…
Newsom signs bill reviving Jewish family's claim over Nazi-looted art
California lawmakers have defied one of the nation's most powerful federal courts by enacting a new state law designed to…
How can Los Angeles finally fix our terrible sidewalks?
Los Angeles's deteriorating sidewalks are like an obstacle course, especially for people with disabilities. They are so bad that they…
Affordable housing in church parking lots? New law makes it easier
The Rev. Paul Anthony Daniels knows the names and life stories of the people sleeping in their cars near St.…
California rushes to combat deepfakes ahead of election
Days after Vice President Kamala Harris launched her presidential bid, a video created with the help of artificial intelligence went…
LA lawns waste water, but artificial turf is even worse
Let's start with common sense: covering the Earth with plastic carpets is a terrible idea. And yet we continue to…
Editorial: This unprecedented heat is an emergency. It's time to treat it as such
It is alarming that just a few weeks into summer we have already experienced a prolonged heat wave that has…
Deep sea mining divides environmentalists
As diplomats from around the world gather in Jamaica next month to discuss international guidelines on deep-sea mining, environmental activists…