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Facing must-pass deadline, GOPers, Moderate Dems to try one last shot at suspending gas tax
Supporters of a gas tax holiday said they have more Democratic support for the measure and may try again to force a floor vote before a Friday deadline.
Addicted to TikTok? Calif. parents could soon sue tech firms for hooking kids.
Big tech firms that run Instagram and TikTok could find themselves facing a litany of lawsuits from California parents over the addictiveness of their services.
Dems reject effort to force vote to suspend Calif. gas tax
Two Valley lawmakers vying for a seat in Congress are taking decidedly different approaches to the priciest issue on voters' minds.
California Screaming: Report hypes out-of-state “opposition” to Newsom flip to save Diablo Canyon
Despite a renaissance of support from voters and state lawmakers, reports of bubbling opposition to saving California's lone nuke plant have an odd wrinkle.
Poll: Calif. voters want to keep Diablo Canyon open
The future of California's last – arguably most critical – nuclear plant is in flux. Californians, however, are decidedly in support of keeping it open, a new survey finds.
Newsom tries boosting vax rates with Kern Co. swing for second booster
Gov. Gavin Newsom rolled into Kern County to figuratively roll up his sleeve for a second coronavirus booster shot on Wednesday.
Newsom seeks minor tax relief as Calif. surplus hits eye-popping $97bil surplus
California’s state budget will break $300 billion this year, a startling rebound from a COVID-19-induced deficit in 2020 and a significant jump beyond pre-pandemic levels.
Newsom rolls out $18bil in fresh spending to stop inflation
Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking the approach many blame for inciting historic inflation: distributing more cash.
All brakes, no gas? Calif. preps ending gas appliances in new homes
Here's when California regulators eying to mandate new home construction be all-electric, eschewing gas stoves and other appliances.
Calif. law banning gun sales to under-21 residents invalidated, court rules
A U.S. appeals court ruled Wednesday that California’s ban on the sale of semiautomatic weapons to adults under 21 is unconstitutional.
