CalMatters

A secretive appropriations process killed or reined in three bills regulating the use of pricing algorithms. A bill to monitor data center electricity use was also culled.

The Assembly Appropriations Committee killed “Leno’s Law” that aimed to give classic car owners a pass from smog requirements.

The proposal just died in the Legislature’s secretive “suspense file” hearing, following strong objections from local governments and utilities.

Economists and others worry about politicizing jobs and inflation data after Trump firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics chief and nomination of partisan replacement.

The task force, made up of six different state agencies, is the latest effort by the Newsom administration to remove homeless encampments from California’s streets.

Lawmakers will again fail to set a safe indoor temperature standard for housing, as builders and tenant advocates battle over the cost of retrofits.

Cal Poly Pomona students and others objected to the Customs and Border Protection agency recruiting at the campus job fair.

As President Donald Trump ramps up threats of military action to “clean up” Democratic-led cities, Newsom said local communities can best tackle crime in their communities.

When it closes next year, Norco city leaders hope to restore the correctional facility to an upscale resort again.

As federal immigration agents appear more frequently at California medical facilities, workers are increasingly concerned about patients’ rights and their own.

Three California Legislative bills would govern how companies use AI in employment decisions, but they may be in jeopardy because of costs.

Democrats are searching for a leader to take on President Trump. Gov. Gavin Newsom embraced that role with new online trolling and a proposed gerrymander to counter a GOP power play in Texas.