Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Thursday limiting medical billing in ride share accident litigation, averting a November showdown between Uber and the state’s trial attorneys. The agreement comes as Uber pushes forward with a lawsuit against two prominent L.A. law firms.

Proponents of a controversial billionaire tax pledge to make sure it appears on the November ballot to backfill federal healthcare funds.

The omission is the latest strain in a yearlong standoff between California leaders and the Trump administration over federal disaster aid.

A bill making its way through the California Legislature would make public records less public. It’s a bad fix for an unclear problem.

Jennifer Siebel Newsom earns money from organizations she founded or controls. They include a nonprofit that advocates for gender equity; a for-profit production company; and the California Partners Project.

In Kitty Felde’s young adult novels, the lead character is modeled after a girl she’d mentored in L.A. For the father, she picked a certain ex-L.A. congressman.

The L.A. school board selected longtime insider Andres Chait to lead LAUSD just three days after Alberto Carvalho resigned amid an FBI investigation.

Doug Herman, the top strategist for Bass’ reelection bid, has been replaced by Julie Chávez Rodriguez, who was campaign manager for the Biden Harris campaign in 2024.

Bass, who is running for reelection, said in an interview that she rarely travels and always worries about what could happen when she does — whether it’s a fire or a big car accident.

If approved by voters, the sales tax hike would raise an estimated $345 million per year for new fire stations and the hiring of more firefighters.