The law creates an array of measures to educate school staff, beef up reporting requirements and stop teachers credibly accused of abuse from getting jobs at other districts.
The California Public Employees Retirement System is the largest public pension in the U.S., but it does not disclose a complete list of its climate-focused investments, nor the criteria it used to select them.
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 Trump administration is suing California, asking the state to end its policies allowing students without legal status to access in-state tuition and financial aid. But the administration’s legal argument is weak, according to top legal experts
Rep. Sam Liccardo’s office announced this week that fellow California Democrat Ro Khanna and two GOP congress members joined his bipartisan bill to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits.
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.
As the Nov. 4 election day approaches, most of the money for and against the plan to redraw California congressional districts was spent not by the campaign organizations, but by nonprofits, political parties and a billionaire.
The company behind ChatGPT is converting to a for-profit company and settling an investigation by California’s attorney general, but the company could still exploit its charitable roots.
The unions and Kaiser Permanente are close on a four-year total – 21.5% offered by Kaiser compared to 25% sought over four years by the unions. But the unions want nearly half of those increases – 12% – to occur in the first year.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is raising money from labor unions and Democrats all over the country for his redistricting ballot measure. Republicans are pouring in money to fight it.
Most plans to regulate data centers died in the state’s Legislature this year, despite a nationwide backlash. Two surviving bills aim to promote disclosure of energy and water use.
