Newsom vetoes bill to loosen work-from-home rules for state workers
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom held firm to his return-to-office mandate for California state workers and vetoed a union-supported bill that would have given state departments more authority to set their own telework policies. In some ways the governor’s veto of Assembly Bill 1729 was […]
California is poised to get $1.4 billion for broadband. But there’s a huge catch
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California utility regulators this week cleared the way for the state to accept more than $1.4 billion in federal funding to build out broadband in underserved areas. But there’s a catch: Under terms added by the Trump administration, taking the money means rolling…
Neither Becerra nor Hilton will commit to AI safety guidelines Newsom laid out Friday
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As governments and political leaders increasingly push for regulations to rein in artificial intelligence, neither candidate for California governor has committed to firm policies on AI safety, including two requirements Gov. Gavin Newsom called for Friday. Both Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton…
Uber ordered to pay $40 million after stranded passenger killed on highway
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Uber must pay $40 million to the parents of a woman who was struck and killed after an Uber driver left her on an Orange County freeway in 2023, an arbitrator has ruled. The arbitrator rejected Uber’s arguments that California’s Proposition 22 —…
Newsom orders California agencies to develop new AI safety plans after rejecting tougher law
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom…
CalPERS CEO lands seven-figure bonus — her first — as pension fund extends run of good returns
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. CalPERS Chief Executive Marcie Frost snared her first seven-figure bonus, a milestone that…
Judge: Immigration agents must stop the way they’re conducting warrantless arrests
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. On a hot day in Los Angeles in August 2025, a worker stood…
