The deal, which Newsom said would ensure "the survival of newsrooms,” was reached after Google spent $11 million on lobbying state lawmakers to drop proposals that would have forced Google to pay newsrooms for using their content.

California’s minimum wage is adjusted every year for inflation. Some cities have a higher wage floor and unions are advocating bigger increases to meet rising housing costs.

Federal authorities accuse three men and their companies of evading payment of more than $109 million in anti-dumping duties imposed on quartz surface products, wooden cabinets and vanities and ceramic tiles manufactured in the People’s Republic of China and distributed out of showrooms in San Jose, San Francisco and Hayward.

A month ago, the company’s founder and CEO Ruthia He and David Brody, its clinical president, were convicted of health care fraud for their individual roles in a years-long scheme.

Vega Farms recalls eggs found to be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria linked to illness outbreak. Consumers should throw recalled eggs away or return them to stores for a refund, and businesses should not sell or serve recalled eggs

Artificial intelligence and its growing demand for data centers are putting new pressure on California’s electric grid. In San Jose, supporters see jobs and investment, but a key ratepayer advocate worries customers could end up paying for upgrades.

The Trump administration is cracking down on immigrants who drive trucks in California, creating new regulations and threatening to withhold millions in federal highway funding over alleged violations by the state’s DMV.

The Westfield Valley Fair Mall, one of the largest shopping malls in California, reopened today at noon with increased police patrols and assurances that Friday’s shooting was an isolated incident.

California utilities regulators are bringing down “return on equity” payments to power company shareholders, resulting in the lowest profit margin in 20 years for PG&E.

The federal suit alleged that Facebook, which later became Meta, overpaid to acquire Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 as part of a strategy to eliminate social networking competitors.

AT&T’s failed effort this year to retire copper landlines in parts of California seemed to have support from a diverse grassroots coalition. But many of the members had ties with the telecom giant.

Four racial discrimination lawsuits against the automaker have been moved to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Philanthropic endowment is the largest investment on the West Coast to support the “La Placita” cultural district.

The lawsuit by three Facebook users claimed that Meta misrepresented its data protection policies to suppress competition.

A powerful California construction union is no longer fighting a bill that would ease barriers to the construction of tall apartment buildings near train and bus stations.

European Union officials accused the American tech giant of using its size and dominance to undercut rivals in online advertising, a move that could raise the ire of the Trump administration.