Economy
State Farm asks for more insurance rate increases after LA fires
State Farm, which already has rate increase requests pending, asked state officials to approve more insurance price increases.
Economy
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Economy
As LA fires burn, SoCal Edison allowed to raise rates for 2017 blaze
Customers are picking up the $1.7. billion tab after utility's s equipment was linked to a Southern California wildfire and flooding seven years ago.
Technology
Artificial intelligence is bringing nuclear power back from the dead — maybe even in California
Energy demands from big tech, including for AI, has elected officials giving an old power source a second look.
Economy
One reason your power bill is high: Baked-in profits that critics call excessive
Public utilities can bill directly for hundreds of millions of dollars in shareholder returns despite being in what critics call a lower-risk business.
Technology
California is investigating OpenAI’s conversion to a for-profit company
The state’s attorney general asked the company how it plans to transfer assets out of its charitable nonprofit.
Education
Fact check: Did Gavin Newsom really help create 625,000 new job opportunities in California?
In 2018, Newsom promised to add 500,000 new apprenticeships in the decade after taking office. The state is making progress, but how much depends on the definition of “apprenticeship.”
Technology
Fearing AI will take their jobs, California workers plan a long battle against tech
At a landmark gathering in Sacramento, workers discussed defenses against artificial intelligence and surveillance technology.
K-12 Education
Online censorship in schools is ‘more pervasive’ than expected, new data shows
Nationally representative survey data from The Center for Democracy & Technology finds schools subjectively and broadly block students from information online.
Economy
A surprising immigration raid in Kern County foreshadows what awaits farmworkers and businesses
"If this is the new normal, this is absolute economic devastation," says one local economist.
Economy
Employers use onsite daycare to attract employees
Some large employers have started offering onsite daycare services as a perk to attract employees.