State GovernmentHow California and the EU work together to regulate artificial intelligenceMay 28, 2024California policies could have a huge effect on AI going forward. The EU wants to advise and coordinate.
State GovernmentArizona doctors can come to California to perform abortions under new law signed by Gov. NewsomMay 24, 2024Arizona doctors can temporarily come to California to perform abortions for their patients under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Housing and HomelessnessPlans change on Newsom’s tiny home promiseMay 23, 2024 | Kate WolffeLast year, Newsom said Sacramento would get 350 tiny homes in a matter of months. The city will likely get about half of what was promised, with a new tiny home village set to open in the fall. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Supreme Court appears hesitant to overrule voters on gig worker lawMay 22, 2024California Supreme Court justices appear poised to uphold Prop. 22, a voter-backed initiative passed in 2020.
State GovernmentNew cars in California could alert drivers for breaking the speed limitMay 22, 2024A bill before California lawmakers would require new cars sold in the state in coming years to beep a warning whenever drivers exceed the speed limit by at least 10 mph.
State GovernmentReparations proposals for Black Californians advance to state AssemblyMay 22, 2024The California Senate has passed a set of ambitious reparations proposals Tuesday which would create an agency to help families research their family lineage, create a fund for reparations programs and compensate Black families for seized property.
State GovernmentWhat drives California’s budget decisions? A lot of politics, not as much dataMay 21, 2024State lawmakers often don’t know how well a program is working before deciding whether to cut or increase spending. Instead, they hear from advocates, interest groups and sometimes the public. Key budget hearings ramp up this week.
State GovernmentAfter a child’s death, California weighs rules for phys ed during extreme weatherMay 20, 2024A bill in California would require the state Department of Education to create guidelines that govern physical activity at public schools during extreme weather, including setting threshold temperatures for when students should exercise outside.
State GovernmentMan convicted of attacking ex-Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer sentenced to 30 yearsMay 17, 2024The man convicted of attempting to kidnap then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attacking her husband with a hammer has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
State GovernmentCalifornia’s staggering budget deficit squashes hundreds of billsMay 17, 2024The state’s multibillion-dollar shortfall shapes which spending bills survived the ‘suspense file’ hearings by the Assembly and Senate appropriations committees.