Hollywood Inc.
After clearing many hurdles in the state Legislature, Sen. Scott Wiener’s bill to require developers to put safeguards around their advanced AI models is one step closer to becoming law.
Aug. 29, 2024
World & Nation
A conservative law firm is suing Massachusetts over an initiative the state launched earlier this summer targeting ‘crisis pregnancy centers.’
California
A year ago, thousands of workers went on strike across California, and what became known as “hot labor summer” was reflected in mandatory wage increases and other state policy wins remarkable even for a Democratic-controlled Legislature sympathetic to union concerns.
Sept. 2, 2024
The unusual move pushes the Legislature into overtime to address energy affordability just as campaign season heats up in advance of the Nov. 5 election.
Sept. 1, 2024
Legislation to make kindergarten a requirement for all young students has failed again in the California Capitol.
Aug. 16, 2024
Climate & Environment
Senate Bill 610 sought to eliminate a decades-old system of classifying state and local lands into “moderate,” “high” or “very high” fire hazard zones.
Aug. 17, 2024
Some members of the Black caucus opposed the legislation, saying it would lead to too many people being sent to prison.
Aug. 12, 2024
On the run for nearly three decades, 71-year-old Stephen Paul Gale was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department.
Aug. 9, 2024
Lawmakers have worked all year on bills to crack down on retail theft while trying to avoid criminalizing poor Californians if they steal necessities.
June 21, 2024
A measure to impose harsher penalties for drug possession and theft, altering the controversial Prop. 47 passed in 2014, has qualified for November’s ballot.
June 12, 2024