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Effort seeks to block Bill Essayli’s U.S. attorney confirmation
Critics want Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff to intervene, arguing that Essayli is unfit to be top federal prosecutor.
President Trump targets California's emissions bill: Here's why investors should pay attention
Jon McNeill, DVx Ventures CEO, GM board member, and former Tesla president, joins CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss ...
State bill seeks to expand oversight access to police personnel records
Assembly Bill 847, introduced by Assemblymember LaShae Sharp-Collins (D-La Mesa), would give oversight commissions — such as ...
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California Democrats give in to GOP criticism on immigrant aid, tighten rules for defense fund
California Democrats set aside millions of dollars for immigrant legal services. They're tightening that aid in a way that ...
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Sun Valley residents are fed up with recycling facility pollution. Can a California bill help?
After years of complaints, officials aim to close loopholes to address pollution from aggregate recycling facilities, which ...
California car buyers face a 600% higher fee under a bill the Senate just passed
Lawmakers from both parties say the state is too expensive. So why did the California Senate vote to raise costs for car ...
New York passes a bill to prevent AI-fueled disasters
New York has a new AI safety bill that tries to regulate frontier AI models from OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic.
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California police are illegally sharing license plate data with ICE and Border Patrol
LAPD and the counties of San Diego, Orange and Riverside have repeatedly shared automated license plate reader data to ...
‘Finders, keepers’ in California? Here’s when you can legally pocket lost money
California has strict rules about when you’re allowed to keep cash you find on the street — and when you have to hand it in.
A California lawmaker is introducing a bill to stop funding El Salvador’s notorious mega-prison
The legislation highlights just how central a role El Salvador has taken in President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration ...