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Some retailers mine your data, down to how long your mouse hovers, to jack up prices to as much as they think you will pay. It’s called surveillance pricing, and California legislators seem ambivalent when it comes to stopping the growing trend.
California has sued the Trump administration 83 times in his second term, with more victories than losses.
VoicesChabria: Prop. 39 would turn Trump conspiracy into California law. It has a chance of passing
A legal fight has broken out around Proposition 39, a proposal to require voters to prove their citizenship at polls with ID. It’s a partisan attempt to recycle the election conspiracy lies of President Donald Trump into California law -- and it has a chance of passing.
As exports plummet owing to a ban on U.S. wine and liquor, California lawmakers ask Quebec’s premier to sidestep the president, lift the prohibition and promote free trade. Her response: Non!
After an AI language model recently broke free from its containment and committed what would be multiple white-collar felonies if done by a human, a Republican congressman introduced a measure for more regulation.
In a floor speech, California’s senator plans to assay the president’s conflicts of interest and offer a prescription for cleansing once Trump leaves office. He warns against numbness or complacency.
The House Problem Solvers Caucus is pushing for national redistricting standards that could end the worst abuses. Odds are long, but the coast-to-coast gerrymander fight could boost the push for reform.
Under a new budget deal, control of California schools will move from an elected superintendent to an appointed commissioner. If we’re serious about accountability, it’s long overdue, columnist Anita Chabria writes.
California Rep. Jared Huffman is one of just four openly agnostic or religiously unaffiliated lawmakers and is by far the most outspoken. His new book warns of the perils of rising Christian nationalism.
VoicesSkelton: The Founding Fathers pledged their fortunes to the cause of liberty. Trump enriches himself
Could the Declaration of Independence be signed today by this crop of political leaders, particularly the one who occupies and defaces the White House?
A $40-million infusion for election workers and new technology may help speed tabulations. The bigger problem is the political pyromaniac in the White House and pundits who abet his arson.
