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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 …

Proposition 50, the California-slaps-back initiative, is cruising to a comfortable victory on Nov. 4, a slam dunk for Gov. Gavin Newsom and efforts to get even with Texas. Or not. It’s actually a highly competitive contest between those wanting to offset the GOP’s shameless power grab and opponents of Democrats’ retaliatory gerrymander — with many voters valuing California’s independent redistricting …

Federal agents, including those conducting immigration enforcement operations, will not comply with California’s mask ban for on-duty law enforcement officers when it goes into effect in January, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli. Essayli, who was appointed to the position for the Central District of California by President Trump earlier this year, told CBS News Los Angeles’ Jeff Nguyen on …

U.S. attorney, DHS say ICE won’t comply with California’s new mask ban  sacbee.com California bans most law enforcement officers from wearing masks during operations  AP News Newsom faces pushback over banning ICE agents from wearing masks  Fox News Governor Newsom signs laws to protect school children and hospital patients, and limit fear tactics used by Trump’s secret police force to terrorize communities  CA.gov Newsom …

There are some encouraging signs that California’s summer COVID wave might be leveling off. That’s not to say the seasonal spike is in the rearview mirror just yet, however. Coronavirus levels in California’s wastewater remain “very high,” according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as they are in much of the country. But while some COVID indicators …

California’s $23 Billion Plan to Restore Federal Cuts to Scientific Research  The New York Times Source link

On Monday, Anthropic announced an official endorsement of SB 53, a California bill from state senator Scott Wiener that would impose first-in-the-nation transparency requirements on the world’s largest AI model developers. Anthropic’s endorsement marks a rare and major win for SB 53, at a time when major tech groups like the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and Chamber for Progress are …

The coronavirus has muscled its way back into headlines in recent weeks amid a summer wave of the illness and growing difficulties in getting the vaccine, as well as efforts by the Trump administration that could make getting inoculated harder for some people. The summer increase is decidedly smaller than what California and the U.S. saw during the pandemic years. …

Firefighters on Wednesday are continuing to battle several lightning-sparked wildfires that have prompted evacuation orders across three counties in Central California. The three major fires forcing people to flee were the 2-2 Fire in the northern corner of Stanislaus County, the 2-7 Fire just east in Calaveras County and the 6-5 Fire in Tuolumne County. (Click the linked text to …

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed a bill to redraw the state’s congressional districts to be more friendly to Republicans, capping off a redistricting push that drew national attention. It also led to California’s Gov. Gavin Newsom’s own campaign to redraw the map to help Democrats. Missouri is following Texas and California’s lead, with the state’s Republican Gov. Mike …