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Taxes, tech monopolies, and retired judges’ age discrimination claim

An inside look at Californians' tax bills, tech giants face antitrust, privacy scrutiny, retired judges claim age discrimination

에 의해 Dan Morain • 5월 13, 2019

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FPPC sanctions, Trump threats, a Trekkie tax credit

California's campaign finance watchdog barks up the wrong tree, Trump threatens CA water, businesses and immigrants and Star Trek gets a film tax credit.

에 의해 Dan Morain • 12월 11, 2018

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My turn: Here’s how to grow jobs: Fight climate change

California has the toughest clean air standards and some of the world's most ambitious climate policies. It also has more clean energy jobs, attracts more clean energy investments, and drives more innovation in renewable energy and energy efficiency than any other state.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 9월 5, 2018

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School, Kavanaugh, Tesla and what’s ahead

The California Public Utilities Commission reports that since 2011, the state has paid or will pay $199.3 million to offset consumers’ cost of installing Tesla’s batteries.

에 의해 Dan Morain • 9월 4, 2018

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Tech-savvy Gavin Newsom goes off-the-grid for campaign watch party

Gavin Newsom, who wrote the book on "how to take the town square digital," is holding his election night campaign party in San Francisco, metropolis to the tech world. So why is his campaign telling guests the event will have "no wifi"?

에 의해 벤 크리스토퍼 • 6월 5, 2018

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Can a Sacramento insider build bridges for Uber?

A culture clash separates California’s Capitol from the Silicon Valley companies that are transforming the state’s economy. Technology entrepreneurs move fast, and see rewards for disrupting the status quo. In Sacramento, however, decisions unfurl slowly, with lots of pressure to keep things the way they are. The divide is significant because the stakes are high: […]

에 의해 Laurel Rosenhall • 12월 30, 2015

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On crowded roads, technology offers hope

Lawmakers are debating how to find money to fix the state’s deteriorating roads and bridges. But it will be almost impossible to end Californians’ top driving headache — congestion. Making roads wider is a traditional solution. But this holds little appeal in California, where land is expensive and and urban corridors are densely packed. Also, […]

에 의해 Kate Galbraith • 12월 12, 2015

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Paying by the mile to fix potholes

California is experimenting with a new way to raise money for road repairs by keeping track of the mileage of cars and trucks with stickers or electronics. A large-scale system won’t happen for many years, but officials say it may be needed because the influx of fuel-efficient or electric cars will shrink revenue from the […]

에 의해 Kate Galbraith • 12월 12, 2015

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What’s left of California’s Climate Change policy? A lot.

The Legislature may have scuttled the centerpiece of Gov. Jerry Brown’s climate change plans, but it still approved ambitious new environmental policies that will impact the economy and life of Californians. In coming years, the new legislation means California’s homes and buildings are expected to use dramatically less electricity and the power grid will increase […]

에 의해 Kate Galbraith • 9월 17, 2015

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Democrats torn between shiny new ventures and old-school allies

Sharing. It sounds so simple, but as an economic trend, sharing is a divisive issue for Democrats. Tension over the so-called “sharing economy” has been on full display in Sacramento, with Democrats who control the Legislature facing mounting pressure. On one side are trendy tech ventures that are gearing up their political lobbies. On the […]

에 의해 Laurel Rosenhall • 9월 14, 2015