Certain snacks, drinks could be banned in some states due to cancer-causing ingredients

foxbusiness.com Lawmakers in multiple states are considering the prohibition of specific food additives following California's ban on four dangerous chemicals in food. Last fall, Gov. Gavin…

‘Not interested in funding failure’: Gov. Newsom pushes homelessness spending accountability plan

siliconvalley.com On the heels of a new state audit that found California has failed to consistently track and assess the effectiveness of its billions of dollars in homelessness spending,…

Backers say they have enough signatures to qualify Prop 47 rollback initiative

siliconvalley.com Critics who blame California’s 2014 Proposition 47 for runaway drug addiction, retail theft and urban squalor said Thursday they have collected enough signatures to qualify…

California’s wealthiest farm family — and scores of their workers

latimes.com The revelation that United Farm Workers would be representing workers at a Kern County company owned by the state’s wealthiest farming family should have been a triumphant…

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…

Former foster kid slams Social Security withholding benefits

newsweek.com Lori Martin ran away from her foster home two weeks after her 16th birthday. Now, nearly three decades later, Martin still has never received access to her federal benefits…

California in a jam after borrowing billions to pay unemployment benefits

latimes.com California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses his proposed state budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, during a January news conference in Sacramento. California’s massive budget…

Disney advances plan to inject $1.9 billion into 'the happiest place on Earth'

fortune.com Visitors to Disney’s California parks could one day walk through the snow-covered hamlet of Arendelle from “Frozen” or the bustling, critter-filled metropolis of “Zootopia”…

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…

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in U.S. more likely to believe in climate change, AP-NORC poll says

pbs.org Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the United States are more likely than the overall adult population to believe in human-caused climate change,…

Variety Power of Law Honoree Clifford Gilbert-Lurie Champions Many Causes Including Alliance for Children’s Rights

variety.com For 27 of the last 32 years, Ziffren Brittenham senior partner Clifford Gilbert-Lurie has served as one of the chairs of the Champions for Children’s gala dinner benefiting…

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…

Hundreds of California kids lose Social Security benefits

newsweek.com A new report revealed states across the country are taking federal benefits away from foster kids to maximize their profits. In just one example, hundreds of children lost…

Democrat life raft?

reason.com Johnson's alliance: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R–La.) is attempting to spend lots of your freshly forked over taxpayer dollars on several aid bills which will go toward…

The Supreme Court case that could turn homelessness into a crime, explained

vox.com Unhoused people photographed in San Francisco in February of 2024. | Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images Grants Pass v. Johnson could make the entire criminal…

The EV market is in trouble: The latest sign is Tesla's layoffs

latimes.com The Tesla Cybertruck is the first new electric vehicle the company has released in several years. Tesla is in trouble: Its product line is aging. Sales are stalling. Top…

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'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…

Not-So-Happy Meal: $20 Wages Has Burger Joints In This State All Heated

finance.yahoo.com California fast-food employees started earning a minimum of $20 an hour in April. Thanks to a new law, which went into effect earlier this month, California chain…

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…

Small Oregon town becomes the face of homelessness by trying to turn camping into a fine or jail time

fortune.com A pickleball game in this leafy Oregon community was suddenly interrupted one rainy weekend morning by the arrival of an ambulance. Paramedics rushed through the park toward…

You might be surprised by how much illegal weed is seized in California

siliconvalley.com It’s been 8 years since California voters approved recreational cannabis, and sales began 6 years ago. Many buyers and sellers have played by the rules, but the illegal…

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 shoppers flood 99 Cents Only shops ahead of closure: 'I blame Newsom'

foxnews.com California shoppers are already feeling the loss from yet another wave of massive store closures. The company behind 99 Cents Only Stores announced earlier this month that…

Can homeless people be fined for sleeping outside? A rural Oregon city asks the US Supreme Court

abcnews.go.com The rural city of Grants Pass in southern Oregon has become the unlikely face of the nation’s homelessness crisis as its case over anti-camping laws goes to the U.S. Supreme…

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.…

Builder’s remedy was supposed to ‘Manhattanize’ the Bay Area. So where are all the houses?

siliconvalley.com For over a decade, developer Forrest Linebarger has tried to build new multifamily housing on two half-acre parcels in Los Altos Hills. The city has done all it can to stop…

Here’s the local impact of State Farm dropping homeowners insurance

fox5sandiego.com SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — State Farm is dropping 30,000 homeowner’s insurance policies in the California this summer, including many people living in 50 zip codes across San…

Alameda County had $77.8 million in black-market marijuana seized last year

siliconvalley.com Growing and selling marijuana on the black market remains a lucrative business in California — long after voters approved recreational pot sales and use in 2016. But state…

Google to stop showing links to California news reports

siliconvalley.com Google has thrown down the gauntlet in its battle with California lawmakers and news publishers over compensation for content. The Mountain View internet-search and…

Google blocking links to California news outlets from search results

theguardian.com Google has temporarily blocked links from local news outlets in California from appearing in search results in response to the advancement of a bill that would require tech…

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…

Court Rules in Favor of California's Strict Auto Emission Rules

tftc.io A recent ruling by a federal appeals court has reaffirmed California's ability to impose its own vehicle emissions standards, which are stricter than federal guidelines. On…

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…

Still haven't filed your taxes? How to avoid penalties or lost refunds

latimes.com After the epic storms deluged California in early 2024, the IRS and the Franchise Tax Board gave taxpayers in San Diego County until mid-June to file their returns and pay…

California's home insurance crisis: What went wrong, how it can be fixed and what owners can do

latimes.com Sheri Marchetti-Perrault and James Benton embrace as they sift through the remains of their home, which was destroyed by the McKinley fire near Yreka, Calif. Climate change…

$25 McDonald's bundle in viral video draws blame for California minimum wage hike

finance.yahoo.com A fast food run ain't what it used to be. A TikTok video of a customer complaining about the price of a $25 deal at a California McDonald's has sparked blame for the state's…

Salmon fishing banned off the California coast for the second year in a row

siliconvalley.com In a major setback for California’s beleaguered fishing industry and the latest reminder of the state’s long-running battles over water supplies, all commercial and…

State Farm to end coverage in these zip codes in San Diego County

fox5sandiego.com State Farm General Insurance Company announced in March that it plans to non-renew about 30,000 property insurance and 42,000 commercial apartment policies in California.…

DEI Cronyism And Woke Grifters

zerohedge.com DEI Cronyism And Woke Grifters Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, When ideology replaces meritocracy or provides immunity from the consequences of…

California unemployment spikes

newsweek.com California saw applications for unemployment benefits rise for the week ending March 30, according to the Department of Labor—a signal that the jobs market may become more…

In-N-Out burger heiress fought 'toe-to-toe' to keep costs down amid minimum wage hike

foxbusiness.com The owner of the famed In-N-Out burger chain says she fought to keep costs down in California as legislation bumping up the minimum wage took effect. "I was sitting in VP…

Federal government bans salmon fishing off California coast for second year in a row

fortune.com Federal fishery managers voted Wednesday to cancel all commercial and recreational salmon fishing off the coast of California for the second year in a row, and only the…

Column: California's transgender sanctuary law survives a challenge as judge ridicules plaintiff's claims

latimes.com Protesters gathered in Indianapolis last year to fight an Indiana law banning doctors from providing puberty blockers, hormones and gender-affirming surgeries to minors. In…

Salmon fishing is banned off the California coast for the second year in a row amid low stocks

apnews.com Federal fishery managers voted Wednesday to cancel all commercial and recreational salmon fishing off the coast of California for the second year in a row, and only the…

Higher prices on the menu as fast-food chains brace for California's big minimum wage jump

latimes.com Major fast-food chains — including, clockwise from top left, Starbucks, McDonald’s, Chipotle, Jack in the Box and Shake Shack — plan to raise menu prices after California’s…

California can keep setting vehicle emission rules that are stricter than the federal government’s, court says

fortune.com California can continue to set its own nation-leading vehicle emissions standards, a federal court ruled Tuesday — two years after the Biden administration restored the…

Court upholds California's authority to set nation-leading vehicle emission rules

pbs.org California can continue to set its own nation-leading vehicle emissions standards, a federal court ruled Tuesday — two years after the Biden administration restored the…

Prices Spike At In-N-Out, Burger King And More With $20 Minimum Wage

patch.com CALIFORNIA — Fast food restaurants in California have started raising prices after the industry’s new $20 miniumum wage went into effect last week in the state, according to…

How one California beach town became Gavin Newsom’s nemesis

economist.com AN IDYLLIC CITY in swanky Orange County, California, is not where you would expect to encounter a self-professed champion of the proletariat. Huntington Beach was first…

Jane Fonda, Christie’s and Gagosian Are Staging a Benefit Auction to Fight Big Oil

observer.com Actor and activist Jane Fonda is partnering with Gagosian Gallery and Christie’s to support the Campaign for a Safe and Healthy California, a grassroots coalition of…

Disney's Victory Lap, Online Privacy, and Guest Ruth Ben-Ghiat

dcs.megaphone.fm Kara and Scott discuss Meta's stock continuing to rise, California businesses challenging Gov. Gavin Newsom on taxes, and Elon Musk's robotaxi announcement. Then, Disney…

Pizza chain closes California locations before minimum wage law took effect

foxbusiness.com A pizza chain shuttered some of its California locations before the state boosted the minimum wage for fast food workers earlier this month. Mod Pizza, which has 500…