Newsom vetoes bill requiring UC and CSU to hire undocumented students
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday vetoed a bill that would have ordered the University of California, California State University and…
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California is in trouble. Why don't its voters elect Republicans?
September 11, 2024 3 am Pacific Time To the editor: Steve Lopez, referring to California Republicans, writes: “None of them…
California is about to ban octopus farming
California lawmakers have approved a bill that would make it illegal to farm octopuses in state waters or on land,…
Climate warriors are battling some of the “biggest crises humanity has ever seen”
Aru Shiney-Ajay became aware of the climate crisis when she was a teenager. When she visited her family in India,…
Finally, “reusable” plastic bags that no one reuses will be banned
September 8, 2024 3 am Pacific Time To the editor: The bill passed by the California Legislature to eliminate plastic…
After a 'hot summer of labor,' California Legislature reluctant to pass union bills
SACRAMENTO — A year ago, thousands of workers went on strike across California, and what became known as the “hot…
Purchasing sex from a minor could be a felony under bill headed to Newsom
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers on Friday approved legislation to crack down on child prostitution and allow prosecutors to charge anyone…
Editorial: Why California should lead AI regulation
OpenAI’s launch of ChatGPT in late 2022 was like the starting gun that triggered a race among big tech companies…
California publishers reach settlement in dispute with Google
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers intend to shelve legislation that would have Forced Google to pay media outlets to distribute its…
Scott Wiener's AI bill moves forward with significant changes
A controversial bill that aims to protect Californians from catastrophes caused by artificial intelligence has caused a stir in the…