1+ week, 2+ day ago   (889+ words) California may soon become the first state in the nation to establish formal standards for testing and cleaning up smoke damage in homes left standing after a wildfire — a gap in state law that has fueled bitter disputes between fire…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1007+ words) California health officials have taken a major step toward reining in medical costs, giving a state watchdog agency new authority to fine hospitals, physician groups and insurers that blow past spending limits designed to keep health care within reach for…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (818+ words) California lawmakers let a closely watched wildfire liability bill collapse on the final day of the legislative session, dealing a setback to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s effort to shield the state’s investor-owned utilities from crushing financial exposure after major fires. The…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (894+ words) A California bill that supporters believed could revive the state’s stalled condominium market and open new doors to affordable homeownership collapsed at the eleventh hour this week, a casualty not of political opposition but of the Legislature’s unforgiving clock. Assembly…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (206+ words) Sacramento lawmakers are giving Gov. Gavin Newsom another shot at several proposals he’s already turned down, betting that shifting political winds or new pressure campaigns might change his calculus this time around. The governor faces a Sept. 30 deadline to sign…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (970+ words) California lawmakers are once again pressing Gov. Gavin Newsom to require data centers to come clean about their water consumption, sending him a pair of bills that could reshape how these sprawling facilities are built across the state — including in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (517+ words) California lawmakers have sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that would hand state prosecutors broader authority to challenge big businesses accused of squeezing out competitors, capping months of tense negotiations between consumer advocates and some of the state’s most influential…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (516+ words) California firefighters and police officers could soon be eligible to retire earlier and collect larger pensions under legislation now awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature — a measure that has already prompted some local unions to renegotiate contracts in anticipation of its…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (375+ words) Sacramento lawmakers reached a compromise wildfire deal over the weekend that largely sidesteps Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to lighten the financial burden on utility companies whose equipment sparks destructive blazes, a proposal that had drawn fierce opposition from insurers, consumer…...