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Tech companies are selling kids’ data. A new California law aims to protect their privacy
Fri Sep 11 2026 12:20 PM EDT
Newsom wants kids to back off the clicks, chats and swipes
Fri Sep 11 2026 09:00 AM EDT
If the Paramount-Warner Bros. deal survives, California’s antitrust fix: The company’s board
Fri Sep 11 2026 08:00 AM EDT
California’s future water supplies depend on the outcomes of four intertwined battles
Fri Sep 11 2026 08:00 AM EDT
After a backlash over votes on sex offenders, two California parole board members were dropped
Fri Sep 11 2026 08:00 AM EDT
California math scores are far below grade level. This screener will test students’ skills early
Fri Sep 11 2026 08:00 AM EDT
Newsom signed 13 new laws to protect kids from technology. Will they work?
Fri Sep 11 2026 08:00 AM EDT
California enacts laws restricting chatbots and banning teens from ‘addictive’ social media
Thu Sep 10 2026 03:10 PM EDT
Newsom suspended the death penalty. Will he go even further?
Thu Sep 10 2026 09:00 AM EDT
California law that helped students sleep more before school is getting high marks
Thu Sep 10 2026 08:00 AM EDT
She put money into CalPERS for decades. It demanded she repay $1 million over a part-time job
Thu Sep 10 2026 08:00 AM EDT
California sues over Trump’s changes to Endangered Species Act, arguing they threaten habitat
Thu Sep 10 2026 07:55 AM EDT
California has one-quarter of all the nation’s death sentences. Will Newsom commute them all?
Thu Sep 10 2026 06:00 AM EDT
Colegios comunitarios se oponen repentinamente al plan que les permitiría ofrecer más títulos de licenciatura
Thu Sep 10 2026 02:56 AM EDT
Qué hace el comisionado de seguros de California y cómo afecta a tu bolsillo
Thu Sep 10 2026 02:46 AM EDT
Mientras California debatía compartir datos sobre conductores, el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional solicitó 17 millones de registros por orden judicial
Thu Sep 10 2026 02:35 AM EDT
Steve Hilton: Abolish the DMV
Wed Sep 9 2026 09:00 AM EDT
California sanctions insurer after it cut assisted living coverage to thousands
Wed Sep 9 2026 08:00 AM EDT
What California’s insurance commissioner does — and how it affects your wallet
Wed Sep 9 2026 08:00 AM EDT
Will Gavin Newsom raise public safety pensions? It may hinge on his presidential hopes
Wed Sep 9 2026 08:00 AM EDT
Medicaid expanded beyond the population it was meant to serve. Its cost needs scrutiny, too
Wed Sep 9 2026 08:00 AM EDT
Time to lock in, California voters
Tue Sep 8 2026 09:00 AM EDT
Medi-Cal won’t pay for assisted living in most of California. One brother fought back
Tue Sep 8 2026 08:00 AM EDT
Democrats have lost Silicon Valley. Here’s what it will take to win it back
Tue Sep 8 2026 08:00 AM EDT
California could be first in the nation to create smoke-damage standards
Sat Sep 5 2026 08:00 AM EDT
Even blue California wants lower taxes and smaller government
Fri Sep 4 2026 09:00 AM EDT
California’s healthcare affordability office claims power to punish overspending hospitals
Fri Sep 4 2026 08:00 AM EDT
CalMatters journalism recognized as ‘deeply human’ and ‘innovative’ in Online Journalism Awards for video series and explanatory storytelling
Fri Sep 4 2026 08:00 AM EDT
Community colleges suddenly oppose plan to let them offer more bachelor’s degrees
Fri Sep 4 2026 08:00 AM EDT
How California can do data centers differently and win back community trust
Fri Sep 4 2026 08:00 AM EDT
California’s political hopefuls remain silent on state’s job losses, unemployment
Fri Sep 4 2026 08:00 AM EDT
Fact check: Is Sam Altman right that almonds use more water than ChatGPT queries?
Thu Sep 3 2026 08:48 PM EDT
Why Trump’s demand for trucker records sets off CA privacy alarms
Thu Sep 3 2026 09:00 AM EDT
As California debated sharing data on drivers, Homeland Security subpoenaed 17 million records
Thu Sep 3 2026 08:15 AM EDT