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Caligula’s Horse
Republican voters gift a Senate seat to a disgraced president.…
Socialist rivals circle longtime California mayor in conservative haven
El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells, who has held the top job for more than 12 years, will face labor organizer and former educator Alexander Kraft in the Nov. 3 election.…
California Bill Would Cap Rents During U.S.-Involved War
The war in Iran is causing California lawmakers to consider wider price controls.…
Why Sandisk? Cyclicality Is Not The Only Open Question
Two-thirds of Sandisk's impressive sequential revenue growth came from pricing, only one-third from volume. Read why SNDK stock is a Hold.…
With each successive era of AI, from early scaling, to reasoning, to agentic, open models have taken half as long to catch up to the first closed model (SemiAnalysis)
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OpenAI says California should amend SB 53 to expand safeguards, including requiring monitoring of frontier models under training, following AI agent hacks (Chase DiFeliciantonio/Politico)
Chase DiFeliciantonio / Politico : OpenAI says California should amend SB 53 to expand safeguards, including requiring monitoring of frontier models under training, following AI ag…
Alex Trebek’s ginormous California ranch sells at jaw-dropping discount
Known as Windfall Farms, the 724-acre mega-estate in the rolling hills of Paso Robles went to the highest bidder last week after languishing on the market.…
California senator demands resignation of energy board over controversial tire rule
The rules, approved Monday by the commission, will phase out replacement tires that fail to meet the state’s new energy-efficiency standards.…
California Voters Pick Eric Swalwell’s Replacement
An Afghan American who accused Israel of “genocide” won Thursday night’s special election runoff in California to replace disgraced Rep. Eric Swalwell. State Sen. Aisha Wahab beste…
Grim warning for California Dems as bombshell new poll shows allegiances shifting
California voters are more inclined to back progressives, even Democratic socialists, running for office than mainstream Democrats.…
Mystery California lobbyist used bogus million-dollar boasts to land taxpayer contracts
A Southern California lobbyist who interned in the Clinton administration with Monica Lewinsky has been boasting about bringing home millions in federal funds to win taxpayer-funde…
California passes toughest wildfire rules in the U.S. for home landscaping
California has adopted the toughest new rules in the country that require homeowners to manage the plants around their houses. Fire experts say it helps protect houses from burning…
California budget chain Grocery Outlet closing multiple stores
A major grocery store has closed down eight locations in California.…
California Bucks National Trend as Voter ID Initiative Faces Uphill Fight
Current polling shows a voter ID ballot measure could be headed for defeat in California even as the policy is overwhelmingly popular nationwide. A Berkeley University Institute fo…
California beach town crowned best weekend escape has a serious wild turkey problem
PG&E says the birds have caused six outages in Cambria since July by making power lines swing into contact with one another.…
California egg producer ID’d as source of salmonella outbreak: health officials
A major California egg producer has been revealed as the cause of a sickening Salmonella outbreak, officials said Monday.…
California’s population is shrinking — one of just 5 states losing residents
The state has shown persistent decline in population in the past decade and a half.…
California regulators tighten grip on drivers with new rules dictating replacement tires
The rules could eliminate an estimated 70% of the tires currently sold in California by 2033.…
California's new tire efficiency rules could save drivers $1B a year
The nation’s first tire efficiency standards target an overlooked drag on fuel economy that can cost drivers more at the pump.…
California homeowners held to higher standards in maintaining property under proposed new law
California homeowners in high wildfire risk zones may soon face strict new regulations in maintaining their homes under a policy that could go into effect as soon as September.…
Pop Your Corn: It's Billionaire Vs. Billionaire for the Future of California
Disagreements between a couple of Google billionaires over how to best fight California's so-called billionaire tax might just help the ballot initiative become law in November, ac…
California rehab kingpin lives in $3.6M mansion— paid for with your cash
Despite Tarzana being placed on an warning database following the audit, the money has continued flowing, with records showing it continued receiving millions through government co…
Texas may soon have more people than California — here’s why
Texas is now slated to pass California in population, driven both by both immigration and domestic migration.…
Bougie restaurant atop California Eataly shut down as cockroaches found
The inspection came after the county received a public complaint highlighting a vermin infestation.…
California teens shifting towards blue collar trades as colleges get further out of reach
Fears about AI disrupting white-collar jobs are pushing more young Californians toward skilled trades and apprenticeships.…
Charter receives final state approval to buy Cox for $21.9B after making concessions to California regulators, including low-cost internet for some households (Patience Haggin/Wall Street Journal)
Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal : Charter receives final state approval to buy Cox for $21.9B after making concessions to California regulators, including low-cost internet f…
Jackie, the famous California bald eagle, dies after weeks of intensive care
Jackie and her partner, Shadow, had been watched by millions of people over the years through the Big Bear Eagle Nest Cam.…
Calif. City Declares Local Emergency After Cyberattack Disrupts 911 Calls
'Malicious software' infected and compromised IT systems in Suisun City on Friday morning.…
California city declares state of emergency after cyberattack hits 911 systems and forces entire network offline
The incident began at around 5:45am on Friday, August 7, according to the city's incident page. Suisun City, a community of approximately 30,000 people located 55 miles...…
A California Program Is Bringing Down the Cost of Heat Pumps by Buying Bulk
The approach is like a Costco for heat pumps, and it’s helping make installations more accessible as heat waves worsen.…
Chaos as California city declares state of emergency after hackers cripple 911 system
A California city pulled the plug on its entire computer network after a cyberattack knocked out key systems, including 911 routing and police and fire dispatch.…
What a California License Plate Taught Me About How AI "Knows"
My family has a slightly unusual fascination with license plates.…
How Amazon and Gilroy, California, quietly negotiated a $2B data center project that AWS applied to build in 2020, without any public meetings or votes (Zusha Elinson/Wall Street Journal)
By Zusha Elinson / Wall Street Journal. View the full context on Techmeme.…
Shocking twist in murder of California mom after ex-boyfriend fled police
A California mom’s disappearance took a horrifying turn when cops found her butchered inside her ex-boyfriend’s home, after the suspect allegedly skipped town before finally surren…
At least one person dead in California wildfire allegedly sparked by chainsaw
Police arrested Herbert Wayne Smith, 65, in connection with the Gann fire, which has burned more than 15 sq miles in Calaveras county…
This Super El Niño Could Trigger the Highest Sea Levels Ever Recorded on the California Coast
California is likely looking at a winter of storm surge and coastal flooding.…
Universities are fueling the radicalism in American politics
The radicalism that is consuming American politics can be traced back to American universities. Any solution will require overhauling higher education as it currently exists. There…
California woman who admitted to stabbing wife had also killed husband
Yolanda Olejniczak Marodi, who served a decade for killing her husband, pleaded guilty to murder of Rebecca Marodi, a fire captain who fought the Eaton blaze…
The child bride leading the charge to end California’s shameful underage marriage law
California is one of 33 states that still allow minors to marry and one of just three with no minimum age restriction.…
California beach town among the best weekend trips on West Coast
WorldAtlas recently highlighted California's hidden gem near Monterey pines on the Central Coast as one of the best small towns on the Pacific Coast for a weekend escape.…
Californians revealed as awfully cheap tippers in new national rankings
The Golden State may shine bright, but when the check arrives, California diners are leaving servers feeling a little less sunny.…
The California Teamsters union is suing the state over self-driving trucks
The California Teamsters union says that new self-driving truck regulations could eventually cause around 400,000 people to lose their jobs.…