California built a first-in-the-nation system to police refinery profits during price spikes. Regulators delayed it for five years.
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Newsom says no imminent threat to California despite warning about possible Iran drone attack
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said there was no imminent threat to the state despite a warning from the FBI that Iran could send drones to the West Coast in retaliation for war.
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Some State Farm customers could see refunds while homeowner rate hikes stay put
State Farm has reached a settlement over emergency insurance rate hikes after last year’s Los Angeles County fires.
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California has 40,000 affordable housing units ready to break ground. One bottleneck is holding them up
Tens of thousands of affordable units across California are stuck in financial purgatory, according to a new report. Will more money get them moving?
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A podcaster gave Newsom a gun. Are California laws keeping him from taking it home?
Last year, conservative podcaster Shawn Ryan gave Gavin Newsom a SIG Sauer handgun, which the governor has yet to take home. To do so, Newsom would have to navigate a complicated web of California gun laws.
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California’s next insurance commissioner will have ‘brutal’ balancing act
Ricardo Lara’s successor will have a full plate. California insurance premiums are rising; fire survivors are struggling; the FAIR Plan is still growing.
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Trump’s Medicaid work mandate could kick thousands of homeless Californians off coverage
A majority of California’s roughly 180,000 people experiencing homelessness have health insurance through Medi-Cal. Providers predict that many will lose insurance under President Donald Trump’s upcoming work mandates even if they qualify for exemptions.
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How 9 California Democrats could sabotage their party’s race for governor
State Democratic party chair Rusty Hicks warned that the nine Democrats currently in the governor’s race could split the primary vote and send two Republicans to the November ballot.
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AI images scandalized a California elementary school. Now the state is pushing new safeguards
Adobe’s artificial intelligence generated sexualized images in response to prompts for a fourth grade book project. The incident coincided with the release of new state guidelines to prevent harmful AI in schools.
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Modern parenting means apps for sports, school and more. Where is the data going?
California is a national leader in data privacy, yet state law has gaps that allow companies to collect and sell students’ data. A new bill from Assemblymember Dawn Addis aims to add protections.
