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Governor Gavin Newsom requested permission from the federal government to use tax money via Medicaid to pay people with addictions to stay sober.

California May Pay People With Addiction to Stay Sober

By Tony Ho Tran

Corcoran, Califronia has sunk "the equivalent of a two-story house" over the past century due to massive irrigation efforts and drought.

California Town Sinking Into Ground Due to Corporations Pumping Groundwater

By Tony Ho Tran

Tesla's massive stamping machine, perhaps one of the largest of its kind, caught on fire at the company's factory in Fremont, California.

Huge Assembly Line Machine Catches on Fire at Tesla Factory

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk Says He Has Moved to Texas

Elon Musk Says He Has Moved to Texas

By Victor Tangermann

A third monolith appeared on top of Pine Mountain in Atascadero, California, as spotted by local news correspondent Connor Allen.

Robots and Machines

A Third Monolith Just Appeared in California

By Victor Tangermann

California governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order today that calls for a complete ban of the sale of any new gas-powered vehicles by 2035.

California Is Banning All Sales of New Gas-Powered Cars in Just 15 Years

By Victor Tangermann

Here’s Why Smartphones Are Struggling to Take Pics of Apocalyptic Skies

Here’s Why Smartphones Are Struggling to Take Pics of Apocalyptic Skies

By Victor Tangermann

Major wildfires are blanketing the West Coast right now, turning the skies an apocalyptic shade of orange. Parts of the Bay Area are seeing snowing ash.

The Skies in California Basically Look Like the Apocalypse Right Now

By Victor Tangermann

California governor Gavin Newsom ordered indoor operations for restaurants, wineries, movie theaters, and other entertainment centers to stop immediately.

California Shuts Down Again After Surge in New COVID Cases

By Victor Tangermann

Several employees were instructed to stay at home after testing positive for the coronavirus after Tesla defied lockdown orders in California.

After Tesla Defied Lockdown, Workers Started Catching Coronavirus

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla has started making cars again at its Fremont, California plant despite shelter-in-place orders in Alameda County. Musk couldn't wait.

Defying Shelter-in-Place, Tesla Is Building New Cars Today

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk spent $100 million to buy seven homes in Los Angeles' pricey Bel-Air neighborhood in recent years, along with an estate near Tesla's HQ upstate.

Elon Musk Keeps Buying Mansions in a Particular Neighborhood

By Dan Robitzski

Wealthy people in California are choosing to supplement local government firefighting services with the help of third-party private contractor firefighters.

Wealthy Californians Are Hiring Private Firefighters

By Victor Tangermann

California just legalized eating roadkill, but only if people sign into an app to log the crash and get meat salvage permit.

Science & Energy

California Legalizes Eating Roadkill, But Only Through an App

By Dan Robitzski

Starting Wednesday, the utility company Pacific Gas & Electric will turn off customers' power to prevent its aging infrastructure from causing wildfires.

California Is Cutting Power For Nearly a Million Homes

By Dan Robitzski

An experiment in California tested how people would spend a universal basic income, and found that most spent it on food, utility bills and clothing.

Universal Basic Income

Basic Income Recipients Spent the Money on “Literal Necessities”

By Natalie Coleman

A new bill, just passed by California's state senate, makes Uber and Lyft contractors actual employees and eligible for benefits.

New California Law Makes Uber and Lyft Drivers Employees

By Victor Tangermann

CA Governor Wants Tech Companies to Pay People for Personal Data

CA Governor Wants Tech Companies to Pay People for Personal Data

By Dan Robitzski

California became the first state to mandate that all new mass transit buses have to be electric by 2029. All buses will have to electric in 2040.

Advanced Transport

All New Public Buses in California Have to Be Electric by 2029

By Victor Tangermann

The California Building Standards Commission voted unanimously to approve new standards that require new homes to use solar energy.

California Now Requires Solar Panels on All New Homes

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla developed bioweapon defense mode to help drivers in the event of an attack, but it's also helping them breathe during California's wildfires.

Tesla’s “Bioweapon Defense Mode” Is Helping Californians Breathe

By Kristin Houser

Waymo is the first company to receive a permit to test truly driverless cars — autonomous vehicles without a safety driver — on California roads.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Waymo’s Self-Driving Cars Will No Longer Have Safety Drivers

By Kristin Houser

Most of the AV Accidents in California Are Caused By Human Drivers

Advanced Transport

Most of the AV Accidents in California Are Caused By Human Drivers

By Kristin Houser

The Digest: California Cracks Down on the Companies Harvesting Your Data

The Digest: California Cracks Down on the Companies Harvesting Your Data

By Kristin Houser

A California City Is Gearing Up To Test Universal Basic Income

Universal Basic Income

A California City Is Gearing Up To Test Universal Basic Income

By Dan Robitzski

Two States Are Trying To Give People Control Over Their Online Data

Two States Are Trying To Give People Control Over Their Online Data

By Dan Robitzski

How California’s Incredible New Solar Panel Law Is Historic for Green Energy

How California’s Incredible New Solar Panel Law Is Historic for Green Energy

By Claudia Geib

As “Smart Cities” Come Into Focus, California Laws Seek To Limit Surveillance Technology

As “Smart Cities” Come Into Focus, California Laws Seek To Limit Surveillance Technology

By Claudia Geib

California’s Future Is Dry, Wet, and Scary

California’s Future Is Dry, Wet, and Scary

By Kristin Houser

California Is Investigating Tesla For Workplace Safety

California Is Investigating Tesla For Workplace Safety

By Alexandra Ossola

Berkeley Could Become the First US City to Allow Investments on the Blockchain

Berkeley Could Become the First US City to Allow Investments on the Blockchain

By Claudia Geib

California’s Bullet Train Is Going to Be Way, Way More Expensive

Advanced Transport

California’s Bullet Train Is Going to Be Way, Way More Expensive

By Claudia Geib

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Self-Driving Vehicles

Soon California’s Autonomous Cars Will Drive All on Their Own

California Has Set Up A Hotline Due to Invasive, 20-Pound Rodents

Science & Energy

California Has Set Up A Hotline Due to Invasive, 20-Pound Rodents

By Patrick Caughill

The World’s Coasts May Be Drowning Under Rising Seas Faster Than We Thought

The World’s Coasts May Be Drowning Under Rising Seas Faster Than We Thought

By Lou Del Bello

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Fun-Hating California Politician Tries To Ban Musk’s Flamethrower

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California Is Officially Planning to Ban Polluting Cars by 2040

By Chelsea Gohd

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Health & Medicine

Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Worry About California’s New Guidelines for Cell Phone Usage

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Net Neutrality Has Been Destroyed. Here’s What Happens Next.

Forest fires like this one are costing millions of dollars.

Climate Change Is Increasing Forest Fires, and the Cost Will Be Huge

By Lou Del Bello

Arctic sea ice caps are influencing weather elsewhere.

The Loss of Arctic Sea Ice Cover Could Affect Millions Worldwide

By Lou Del Bello

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California Is Working to Ban Gas-Powered Cars by 2040

By Chelsea Gohd

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Renewable Energy

California May Reach Its Renewable Energy Goal 10 Years Early

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Self-Driving Vehicles

Autonomous Cars Will be on California Roads in 2018 — Without Human Drivers

California is Considering a Ban on the Sale of Non-Electric Cars

Advanced Transport

California is Considering a Ban on the Sale of Non-Electric Cars

California Aims to Use 100% Renewable Energy by 2045

Renewable Energy

California Aims to Use 100% Renewable Energy by 2045

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Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy Is Shattering Records in the U.S.

Uber’s Self-Driving Cars Are Officially Allowed on California Roads

Self-Driving Vehicles

Uber’s Self-Driving Cars Are Officially Allowed on California Roads

By Neil C. Bhavsar

A New Wave of Autonomous Cars Are Going to Be Taking Over Californian Streets

Self-Driving Vehicles

A New Wave of Autonomous Cars Are Going to Be Taking Over Californian Streets

By Cecille De Jesus