OpenAI has named labor leader Dolores Huerta and three others to a temporary advisory board that will help guide the artificial intelligence company’s philanthropy as it attempts to…
Read more OpenAI picks labor icon Dolores Huerta and other philanthropy advisers as it moves toward for-profitSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will formally apologize for slavery and its lingering effects on Black Americans in the state under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed…
Read more California to apologize for state’s legacy of racism against Black Americans under new lawSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has revoked the license of a marijuana retailer in Albuquerque for selling out-of-state cannabis in violation of state law, the state…
Read more New Mexico revokes license of local marijuana retailer for selling cannabis from CaliforniaSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers approved a $310.8 billion budget on Tuesday that closes a nearly $32 billion budget deficit while also extending a lucrative tax break…
Read more California’s new budget covers $32 billion deficit while extending tax credits for film industrySACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — App-based ride hailing and delivery companies like Uber and Lyft can continue to treat their California drivers as independent contractors, a state appeals court…
Read more California court rules for Uber, Lyft in ride-hailing caseSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In its latest ambitious roadmap to tackle climate change, California relies on capturing carbon out of the air and storing it deep underground on…
Read more Pipeline debate at center of California carbon capture plansWASHINGTON (AP) — A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Second Amendment is upending gun laws across the country, dividing judges and sowing confusion over what firearm…
Read more Turmoil in courts on gun laws in wake of justices’ rulingALBANY, N.Y. — Just in time for the New Year, New York lawmakers have become the highest paid state legislators in the nation under a bill signed Saturday.…
Read more NY lawmakers get pay raise making them nation’s best-paidSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Since California adopted the nation’s first ban on single-use plastic shopping bags tin 2014, most grocery stores have turned to thicker, reusable plastic bags that…
Read more Think those bags are recyclable? California says think againRICHMOND, Va. — After a former state trooper from Virginia drove across the country, kidnapped a 15-year-old California girl, killed three members of her family, then shot himself,…
Read more Virginia probes hiring of trooper who killed teen’s familyRANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — The November elections saw Californians continue to embrace progressive leadership, but voters in one of the state’s most populous counties are so frustrated with…
Read more So long, California: Major county votes to study secessionSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s committee to study reparations for African Americans will meet in Oakland Wednesday to discuss what form reparations could take and eligibility requirements to receive…
Read more California reparations task force to talk eligibilitySACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s committee to study reparations for African Americans will meet in Oakland Wednesday to discuss what form reparations could take and eligibility requirements to receive…
Read more California reparations task force to talk eligibilitySACRAMENTO, Calif. — Delays in testing evidence from sexual assaults have been a lost opportunity for investigators and a source of frustration for victims for years, prompting California…
Read more California enables sexual assault victims to track rape kitsFAIRMEAD, Calif. — As California’s drought deepens, Elaine Moore’s family is running out of an increasingly precious resource: water. The Central Valley almond growers had two wells go…
Read more California wells run dry as drought depletes groundwaterSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a bill limiting conservatorships that grant legal guardianship over individuals, a move that comes after Britney Spears’ conservatorship…
Read more After #FreeBritney, California to limit conservatorships
