Elections
Prez primary price: How much each candidate spent in California
What do the top two spenders, Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer, have in common? Both are billionaires and both are no longer in the race.
Mental Health
“We’ve lost our compass.” For California’s most visible mentally ill, is a return to forced treatment a solution — or a false promise?
California inches toward making it easier to compel treatment for mental illness, but serious questions remain. Among them: Do treatment options even exist?
WhatMatters
California’s attempt to force Donald Trump to disclose his tax returns is in trouble
Justices question state's attempt to force Trump to disclose taxes. Number of women in legislature grows. Trump appoints more judges to 9th Circuit.
WhatMatters
Senator slams Facebook, ethnic studies stalls, what’s in store for PG&E customers, and spreading California-style democracy
Senator slams Facebook over shoving video by anti-vaxxer. Ethnic studies bill is delayed. PG&E wants to charge ratepayers more.
Newsletters
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
Commentary
My turn: What I’ll tell Congress about CA’s new privacy law
California new consumer privacy act should be the baseline for any federal law. The rights of California consumers not only must be protected but expanded to other consumers in our country and around the globe. That’s what I will tell the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation when I testify on Wednesday.
Newsletters
Twitter wars, housing, the DMV and the NFL
As Facebook and Twitter execs were called on the carpet in Washington, two California bills on Gov. Jerry Brown's desk echoed the calls to regulate Facebook and Twitter.
Newsletters
Stock prices, campaign money and a Capitol Hill showdown
Facebook, Twitter, Google to Congress, Harris and Feinsten spar with Kavanaugh, Cadiz and PG&E stocks react, campaign money flows, lawsuits on homelessness.
Elections
Facebook to stop spending money against California privacy measure
As Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrapped up a second day being grilled by Congress about whether the company adequately protects the personal data of its 2 billion users, news broke in California that Facebook will stop spending money to oppose a privacy measure aiming for the state’s November ballot. Facebook is one of five tech […]