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Backers of the Nov. 3 bond measure say immunotherapy could lead to cures for cancer and Alzheimer's; critics question tying half the money to one UCLA-affiliated nonprofit. Repayment would cost $500 million to $600 million a year.
Released Monday as an El Niño winter approaches, the State Auditor's report says the riskiest dams cluster near coastal cities, including the Bay Area. Repairs could cost about $28 billion, and the water department disputes some findings.
The Nov. 3 measure would close a gap left by a 2017 court ruling that let some citizen-led special taxes pass by simple majority; taxpayer groups back it, while local officials, firefighters and unions say it would starve services.
The state dropped the extra eligibility proof students needed before applying for food aid worth up to $306 a month; income limits still apply, and officials expect more than 200,000 more students to enroll.
Jane Kim wants state-run disaster coverage for fire and flood; Ben Allen wants insurers, owners and governments to share in cutting wildfire risk. They debated Thursday ahead of the Nov. 3 vote.
California and France have established a bilateral climate partnership to coordinate on clean energy deployment, electric grid reliability, wildfire defense, and the energy impacts of artificial intelligence.
After an ICE arrest near a Richmond school and agents seen in Half Moon Bay, districts told families campuses are protected. DHS said it enforces the law nationwide, and the governor's office published rights guidance.
The governor announced positions on most of the 14 measures on the Nov. 3 ballot Friday, opposing voter ID, a limit on local taxes and a clinic-spending rule, and siding with a Sergey Brin-funded measure against Prop. 40.
State emergency managers have stockpiled millions of sandbags, portable flood barriers, and stone across 68 depots statewide as California reinforces water systems ahead of winter storms.
About 3,000 professors want test scores restored, citing weak math skills; student leaders and the lawyers who forced the 2020 change say the data do not justify it. Recommendations to the regents are due by June.
New state laws set a tiered cap on community college bachelor's programs, add K-2 math screening and speed English learner reclassification.
Attorney General Rob Bonta served OpenAI with an investigative subpoena tied to the July breach of Hugging Face by OpenAI test models; OpenAI says it will keep cooperating.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed measures establishing a state commercial framework for fusion energy, assessing advanced nuclear power, and allocating $30 million to expand quantum computing research.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed a comprehensive package of thirteen bills and an executive order establishing first-in-the-nation workplace artificial intelligence protections, employee surveillance bans, and healthcare clinical decision safeguards.
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 895, placing a $7.5 billion science, health, and climate research bond before California voters in March 2028.
California health officials reported that CARE Act courts and diversion pathways have engaged more than 10,000 residents in acute mental health crises, alongside the debut of a statewide behavioral health transparency dashboard.
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a comprehensive legislative package updating California antitrust enforcement under the Cartwright Act and streamlining commercial building and pop-up permits for small businesses.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed bipartisan legislation expanding property tax exemptions, educational priority, and paid leave protections for California veterans.
California has enacted legislation establishing a voluntary front-of-package certification for non-ultraprocessed foods, prohibiting over-the-counter diet pill sales to minors, and expanding restaurant nutritional disclosures.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed nine bills expanding reproductive healthcare access across California, permitting community college clinics to provide medication abortion, expanding nurse-midwife authority, and eliminating Medi-Cal lactation preauthorization.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation prohibiting public officials from issuing meme coins, establishing crypto restitution frameworks, and banning bot scalping of dining and golf reservations.
