$400M ‘loan’ to PG&E to keep nuke plant going a raw deal
For the umpteenth time in the last 60 years, California electric consumers are again being pestered for more money. As usual, the stated reason is they must pay up by …
California politics
Blue states likely to keep trying to let noncitizens vote locally
The lines between American citizens and noncitizen immigrants who live here, legally or not, may become even more blurred this fall than they are today. The newest move in this …
California insurance chief giving in to industry’s demands
In the insurance business, there are different kinds of black boxes. One is literally a small black box usually inserted into a car’s electronic system that records exactly how a …
Newsom’s move on fentanyl antitode all anyone could ask for
For sure, Gov. Gavin Newsom believes his 2020 stay-home order at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic saved thousands of lives. Many other states soon followed with similar orders, although …
Ruling negates 2021 California housing law if upheld on appeal
The combination of the 2021 laws best known as SB9 and SB10 was supposed to bring scads of new affordable housing to the California market, ending single-family zoning forever and …
A modest proposal to solve California’s retail theft problem
Ask almost any police chiefs the reasons behind the last year’s rash of well orchestrated “smash-and-grab” robberies around California, and chances are they’ll say it’s largely because of the state’s …
California’s housing problems not fixed by higher density
For years, one word was all pretty much all Californians heard from political leaders about solving the state’s housing problem: Density. Now it’s time to ask how that’s working out. …
California tenants surprisingly fare best in pricey Bay Area
Rents are higher in Silicon Valley and the rest of the Bay Area than anywhere else in California, but the region’s generally higher salaries nevertheless give its tenants more disposable …
California lawmakers hold high hopes for new congressional AI task force – Daily News
The theory of artificial intelligence has been around for a long time — it’s older than many members of Congress — but federal leaders are just getting started on efforts …
Rep. Jay Obernolte is driving the AI conversation in Congress — and he’s optimistic about it – Daily News
Jay Obernolte was a seventh grader when his father came home with a transformative gift: an Apple II Plus computer and a book on how to learn to program. It …