China promises American zoo new pandas

newsweek.com Giant pandas are coming to the San Francisco Zoo for the first time in four decades. Mayor London Breed made the announcement in Beijing, China, on Friday after signing a…

California ratepayers spend millions to save billions on utilities, but why do we have to?

siliconvalley.com Electric rates, gas rates, water rates — they go up. And up. And up. Policing these regularly scheduled consumer agonies — or rubber-stamping them, as critics often charge —…

California insurers cutting hundreds of policies over historic risk

newsweek.com Californians are facing a worsening home insurance crisis as providers cut back on policies, citing the risk of earthquake-induced fires. When the devastating magnitude 7.9…

SNAP benefits use expanded for millions of Americans

newsweek.com SNAP recipients will now have a new vehicle to get their food benefits: Uber. SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is a federal program that offers…

Column: The salmon industry faces extinction

latimes.com Fishing boats docked at Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay in March, before this year’s salmon fishing season was canceled for a second straight year Snapshots from an…

California's electric bills are about to get more expensive

newsweek.com California residents could see an extra $24 added to their electric bills starting in May, based on a new monthly fee adopted by the California Public Utilities Commission…

'A speaker courageous enough to stand up to the extremists in his own party'

theweek.com 'A GOP speaker risks his neck to finally help a desperate Ukraine. He deserves Democratic support.' House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is risking his job by pushing Ukraine…

California Supreme Court to hear appeal seeking to overturn new rooftop solar rules

siliconvalley.com By Rob Nikolewski | San Diego Union-Tribune A trio of environmental groups opposed to recent changes to the rules affecting the 1.8 million Californians who have installed…

Yearning For A World Sans Fossil Fuels Is Magical Thinking

city-journal.org The idea that the United States can quickly “transition” away from hydrocarbons—the energy sources primarily used today—to a future dominated by so-called green technologies…

Storms flooded Dubai. Conspiracy theories followed

morningbrew.com Dubai, one of the world’s drier cities, spent much of the week underwater after getting hit with the heaviest thunderstorm it’s ever recorded. And yesterday, the United Arab…

The economy might be booming, but housing is in a recession: Top real estate CEO says he’s never seen anything like it in 20 years

aol.com Glenn Kelman is the chief executive of Redfin, a self-described technology-powered real estate company, a modern way to buy and sell homes. He’s been at the helm for almost…

Newsom Signs 'Climate Collaboration' Agreement with Norway

tftc.io In an effort to address the soaring utility prices attributed to the state's aggressive climate policies, California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a memorandum of…

The economy might be booming, but housing has fallen into a recession: a top real estate CEO says he’s never seen anything like it

fortune.com Glenn Kelman is the chief executive of Redfin, a self-described technology-powered real estate company, a modern way to buy and sell homes. He’s been at the helm for almost…

Battle intensifies over new monthly fee planned for Californians’ power bills

siliconvalley.com Tensions are rising over a new monthly charge planned for California’s electricity bills, which are already the highest in the nation. A new fixed monthly fee is scheduled…

Gavin Newsom has a California parent problem

newsweek.com California Governor Gavin Newsom might have an education problem to contend with: parents. A new survey from the Public Policy Institute of California found that 60 percent…

News publishers group urges government to investigate Google for blocking some California news outlets

siliconvalley.com By Hadas Gold | CNN An organization that represents more than 2,000 news publishers sent letters on Tuesday to federal agencies, urging them to launch an investigation into…

News publishers' alliance calls on feds to investigate Google for limiting California links

latimes.com Google said Friday that it would start to test limiting some users’ access to links from California news outlets. The News/Media Alliance, a journalism trade organization…

California SNAP benefits unused by millions

newsweek.com Millions of California residents qualify for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits but don't use them, according to a new report from Nourish California.…

Democracy Dies In Primaries

zerohedge.com Democracy Dies In Primaries Authored by Nick Troiano via RealClear Wire, Hillary Clinton recently told voters unhappy with the two 2024 presidential candidates this year:…

‘It’s environmental racism’: Ag officials sued over farm chemicals near Latino schools

siliconvalley.com Hailey Branson-Potts | (TNS) Los Angeles Times For Nelly Vaquera-Boggs, the plastic tarps that cover strawberry fields in Monterey County, California, when they are being…

California's home insurer of last resort sees enrollment surge, raising concerns over its finances

latimes.com With home insurers scaling back coverage in the state, enrollment is surging in California’s backstop insurance plan — as is the plan’s risk of sustaining losses that it…

Excite Credit Union Opens Headquarters and New Branch in South San Jose

benzinga.com SAN JOSE, Calif., April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Excite Credit Union proudly announced the official ribbon-cutting for its newest branch on Bernal Road, San Jose, will…

Column: Are Republicans who got pandemic debt relief hypocrites for complaining about student debt relief? Yes

latimes.com You may have noticed over the last few days that the political world is in an uproar over President Biden’s dispensing of student debt relief. It’s not so much that Biden…

California is building fewer homes. The state could get even more expensive

latimes.com An apartment complex under construction in Koreatown in 2020. A specialty? Luxury apartment complexes in Los Angeles neighborhoods such as Palms and Silver Lake filled with…

More than $150 in credits coming to Southern Californians' utility bills this month

latimes.com The Chevron refinery in El Segundo. A state cap-and-trade program that targets polluters also means credits on customer utility bills. Most Californians will receive a…

California Auditor Finds Homeless Council Can't Account For Money Spent

zerohedge.com California Auditor Finds Homeless Council Can't Account For Money Spent Authored by John Seiler via The Epoch Times, Responsible businesses do regular audits of their…

UK Drafting AI Regulations, But Not Rushing to Introduce Them

pymnts.com The United Kingdom has reportedly begun to draft regulations to govern artificial intelligence (AI). Policy officials are in the early stages of drafting legislation, but…

Google removes links to California news sites, citing proposed state law requiring payment to publishers

cnn.com Google is removing links to California news websites in reaction to proposed state legislation requiring big tech companies to pay news outlets for their content, the…

California hits 'historical' renewable energy milestone

newsweek.com Renewable energy has supplied 100 percent of California's energy demand for between 15 minutes and six hours in 30 of the last 38 days—a historic first for the Golden State.…

California residents to receive $500 a month direct payments

newsweek.com Some California residents could be eligible for no-strings-attached cash injections thanks to a new guaranteed income initiative. In an effort to stem poverty, eligible…

Google Begins Removing Links To California News Websites On its Platform

mediapost.com A California link tax created by a pending bill in the California state legislation, the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA), would require Google to pay for…

The year of the ‘mansion tax’: Hundreds of millions raised, but a chill to L.A.’s luxury market

latimes.com L.A.’s luxury residential market hasn’t recovered in the year since the “mansion tax” took effect. The tax brings a 4% charge to all property sales above $5 million and a…

California is gripped by economic problems, with no easy fix

economist.com HOME TO MANY of America’s most progressive policies, from criminal justice to vehicle emissions, California serves a unique role as a punchbag for right-wing politicians.…

I'm a conservative who was born and raised in California. I moved to Arizona for political reasons but only lasted 3 months

businessinsider.com Jayne Ashton moved from California to Arizona for political reasons. She lasted three months before moving back to her home state. Courtesy of Jayne Ashton/Getty Images…

Anti-Chinese xenophobia fueled America's first drug war

reason.com Around 2 a.m. on Monday, December 6, 1875, a "posse of police" led by Captain William Douglass descended on 609 Dupont Street in San Francisco. The cops arrested Fannie…

Marjorie Taylor Greene rages as tax deadline looms

newsweek.com Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has taken aim at the federal government over its spending as Tax Day approaches on April 15. The Georgia Republican has said taxation powers…

Google, a $1.97 trillion company, is protesting California's plan to pay journalists

engadget.com Google, the search giant that brought in more than $73 billion in profit last year, is protesting a California bill that would require it and other platforms to pay media…

Google Begins Blocking News From California Outlets Over State Bill

zerohedge.com Google Begins Blocking News From California Outlets Over State Bill Google has temporarily blocked access to California-based news outlets for some state residents, as the…

Media Guild Slams Google Banning News Articles: ‘Stop Playing Games With California’s Democracy’

thewrap.com Google’s decision to begin censoring news stories in California objection to the pending California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA) as harshly blasted by the Media Guild…

Google blocks California news outlets as new law looms

npr.org Google blocks California news in response to bill that would force tech giant to pay Google has started blocking news articles for some people in California, the company…

Editorial: Google’s threat to cut off news in California is a bully tactic

siliconvalley.com Google announced Friday that it will test removing links to news sites from a small percentage of California users to assess the potential impact of the California…

Google Blocks California Websites in Fight Over Paying for News

gizmodo.com Google began blocking access to California news outlets for some users in the state, according to an announcement from the tech giant on Friday. And it’s all because Google…

Google will reduce some users access to California news sites

ktla.com Google announced Friday it would remove links to California news sites from its search results for some users as it continues to push back against a pending state bill that…

Google removing links to California news websites as part of test in response to pending legislation

cnbc.com Google headquarters is seen in Mountain View, California, United States on May 15, 2023. Google will begin removing links to California news websites from search results for…

Google threatens to cut off news after California proposes paying media outlets

theverge.com Google says it will start removing links to California news websites in a “short term test for a small percentage of California users.” The move is in response to the…

Google says it will reduce some user access to California news sites

latimes.com Google plans to remove links to California news sites from its search results for some users. Google said Friday it would remove links to California news sites from its…

Google trials removal of California news sites in response to proposed ‘link tax’

pressgazette.co.uk Google says it is removing links to California news sites from its search engine for a “small percentage” of users there as the state legislature weighs whether to pass a…

Why the California Journalism Preservation Act is putting support of the news ecosystem at risk

blog.google A pending bill in the California state legislature, the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA), would create a “link tax” that would require Google to pay for simply…

Opinion: As PG&E bills soar, will California hold anyone accountable?

siliconvalley.com Unaffordable housing, high transportation and health care costs — it’s hard enough to get by in California without also worrying about cranking up the air, turning on the…

Editorial: Here come the robotaxis, and local communities can’t do a thing. This must change

siliconvalley.com After watching robotaxis in San Francisco snarl traffic, block emergency responders and even run over a pedestrian, local officials elsewhere in the Bay Area are helpless to…

California commissioner, Farmers CEO ‘look outside’ for answers to insurance crisis

siliconvalley.com State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara — who is in the midst of issuing new regulations to address California’s insurance crisis — told CalMatters this week that he feels…

The IRS wants to give California taxpayers $94 million in refunds

latimes.com According to the IRS, an estimated 88,200 Californians who did not file returns in 2020 are owed $94.2 million, which works out to $835 per filer on average. As hard as it…

California Gas Prices Surge to an Average of $5.39

tftc.io California motorists are facing record-breaking gasoline prices as the average cost per gallon has soared to $5.39 on April 10, marking the largest one-week increase of…

Inflation Progress Has Officially Stalled

investorplace.com CPI inflation comes in hotter than expected … the timing of rate cuts gets pushed back – again … the difference between inflation and prices … the great “price reset” puts…

Upscale Westside L.A. neighborhoods hit hard by State Farm home insurance cancellations

latimes.com A firefighter watches as flames approach the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood in Brentwood during the Getty fire on Oct. 28, 2019. Thousands of Californians who won’t see…

Why Biden is getting little credit for the economy, especially in California

latimes.com People shop at a grocery store in Rosemead. The psychological effects of inflation take time to get over. As President Biden struggles to sell Bidenomics to skeptical…

Here's why gas prices are so high in California right now, and when they could come down

kcra.com TO FIND GAVINO. WELL, GAS EXPENSIVE RIGHT NOW IN OUR STATE. EXPERTS SAY THAT IT COULD GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER, RIGHT? SO THIS IS THE SEASON FOR THAT. WINTER IS…