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Newsom creates panel on AI safety regulation, suggests possible ‘kill switch’
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday ordered the formation of a panel to come up with safety regulations for the state’s artificial intelligence companies, including the development of a possible “kill switch” for AI programs that go rogue.
Americans want AI safety, Trump doesn’t. Guess who’s winning
More and more Americans are calling for AI regulation. President Trump claims it is unnecessary. Can anything make the president care about the future of humanity?
California health clinics accuse influential union and its leader of racketeering in civil lawsuit
The California Primary Care Assn. filed a lawsuit in federal court Friday accusing SEIU United Healthcare Workers West and its president, Dave Regan, of advancing and then offering to call off a punitive ballot measure in exchange for unionizing 25,000 industry workers.
Governor’s race heats up as Becerra meets fire victims, Hilton blames Dems for high cost of living
Candidates for California governor, Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton, promoted their plans to address the state’s high cost of living and continue rebuilding after the deadly 2025 wildfires that burned thousands of Los Angeles homes.
For the first time, scientists link heavy snow to groundwater in California
Scientists are finding that snowfall is more connected to water underground than we knew. Using satellite data, they found groundwater levels actually rise during big snow years, in contrast to most years, when it continues to fall.
AI crisis heightens the stakes of Xi’s visit to Washington
Ahead of the meeting, rhetoric from Washington and Beijing has underscored only deepening acrimony and distrust over their rush to dominate the technological frontier.
The fight over congressional maps put nearly 35 million people into new House districts, report says
A new report reveals that mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans.
Clearing out the mountain basins in case El Niño brings flooding rain
L.A. County is preparing for storms and possible floods during El Niño. Crews are digging massive amounts of accumulated sediment out of the county’s dams.
California GOP official apologizes for saying dead people voted. But he hasn’t stopped sleuthing
Marin County Republicans’ chairman took to a county meeting to retract his earlier accusations of election fraud
Nevada’s first wastewater-to-drinking-water plant breaks ground in Reno
Officials in Nevada broke ground on a facility that will treat wastewater to make it compliant with drinking-water standards.