2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (619+ words) Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a set of bills intended to protect children by regulating their internet use. California teens will be barred from “addictive” social media products and limited in their interactions with chatbots under two of the 13 bills signed…...

3+ day, 51+ min ago   (977+ words) Government retirees who go back to work must follow strict pension laws or risk serious consequences with CalPERS. Several faced enormous bills. Linda Samsom couldn’t sleep the night she received the letter from her pension fund, the California Public Employees…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (667+ words) In 2019, California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the state’s death penalty system a failure and issued an executive order halting executions. His order — and the sight of the lethal injection gurney and the gas chamber chair being driven away from San…...

3+ day, 51+ min ago   (478+ words) One might think — or at least hope — that scientific research would be an important factor as politicians contemplate changes in public policy. Alas, it’s generally given no more weight than other inputs, such as public opinion or political pressure from…...

3+ day, 56+ min ago   (688+ words) The Trump administration reinterpreted the Endangered Species Act to counter what it called “federal overreach.” California is suing to block its changes, arguing they threaten vital habitat. California’s beloved condors and sea otters have rebounded from the brink of extinction…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (722+ words) Saying “enough is enough,” Steve Hilton said he wants to get rid of the California Department of Motor Vehicles. Rallying in front of a DMV office in West Hollywood on Tuesday, the Trump-endorsed Republican candidate for governor said he wants…...

4+ day, 51+ min ago   (560+ words) The California Legislature has a bad habit of enacting high-profile measures in the moment, responding to trendy issues or demands from powerful interests, without considering potentially adverse consequences. Legislators assume that everything they do has only positive effects — otherwise they…...

4+ day, 51+ min ago   (1133+ words) In November, California voters will choose who oversees one of the biggest insurance markets in the world. Insurance commissioner may seem like an obscure regulatory position, but it’s a consequential one: It leads the Insurance Department, which regulates home, auto,…...

4+ day, 51+ min ago   (310+ words) California regulators ordered Health Net to fix how it’s handling the termination of assisted living services for low-income residents after the insurer’s abrupt decision left patients and providers scrambling. The state’s corrective action plan requires Health Net to extend services…...

4+ day, 51+ min ago   (263+ words) Jon Fleischman is a longtime California political strategist and writes at SoDoesItMatter.com. Re: “Medicaid cuts stand to hit everyone (yes, even you). Here’s why” A recent CalMatters story warned that Medi-Cal cuts will raise costs for the privately insured....