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By Dan Walters, CalMatters Then-U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, a Democrat from California, addresses the Women’s Caucus at the Democratic Party convention in Sacramento on Nov. 17, 2023. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In the broadest sense, political campaigns resemble military operations with mission goals, strategic plans to …

In a new ad released on Tuesday, Barack Obama urged California voters to support Proposition 50, a November ballot measure that could reshape the state’s congressional map and deliver up to five new Democratic seats in the US House. “California, the whole nation is counting on you,” the former two-term Democratic president says in the video. “Democracy is on the …

A wintry storm could dump significant rain and snow on portions of California, bringing damaging winds and flash floods to parts of Southern California, especially in and around burn scars, the National Weather Service has warned. Here’s what forecasters are predicting, although they caution the situation is evolving and subject to change. Monday into Tuesday The core of the storm, …

Governor Newsom signs bills to further strengthen California’s leadership in protecting children online  CA.gov California governor signs law to protect kids from the risks of AI chatbots  AP News Newsom signs controversial bill regulating chatbots — but a big decision still looms  San Francisco Chronicle California’s landmark frontier AI law to bring transparency  Al Jazeera Newsom enacts sweeping tech laws to protect kids online …

By Maya C. Miller, CalMatters Fairgoers walks around the Kern County Fair in Bakersfield on Sept. 26, 2025. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Along the highways of California’s San Joaquin Valley, as field workers harvest almonds and pistachios and tractors churn dusty top soil into the already …

Employees at California’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory are bracing for layoffs as the U.S. government heads into its second week of a shutdown linked to a stalled budget agreement. The storied research and development center in La Cañada-Flintridge is known for its work on robotic space exploration, including Mars Rovers and deep-space probes, as well as its cutting-edge satellite networks that …

Huntington Beach — The Southern California city of Huntington Beach draws millions of visitors to its sandy shores each year. But there is one group that is not welcome: undocumented immigrants.  “My mom was an immigrant,” Huntington Beach Mayor Pat Burns told CBS News. “My dad’s parents were immigrants. This country was founded on immigrants, but legally.”  Burns is an …

On Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act into law, requiring AI companies to disclose their safety practices while stopping short of mandating actual safety testing. The law requires companies with annual revenues of at least $500 million to publish safety protocols on their websites and report incidents to state authorities, but it lacks …

California’s Gavin Newsom Signs Major AI Safety Law  The New York Times Gavin Newsom signs first-in-nation AI safety law  Politico Newsom signs California bill regulating AI companies into law  NBC News Governor Newsom signs SB 53, advancing California’s world-leading artificial intelligence industry  CA.gov California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs first-in-nation AI transparency law  CBS News Source link

Governor Newsom signs SB 53, advancing California’s world-leading artificial intelligence industry  California State Portal (.gov) California’s Gavin Newsom Signs Major AI Safety Law  The New York Times Newsom signs major California AI bill  Axios California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs first-in-nation AI transparency law  CBS News AI chatbot safety bills under threat as Newsom ponders restrictions tech groups say would hurt California  Los Angeles Times Source …