Privacy

San Francisco bans use of facial-recognition technology. PG&E's new CEO to face lawmakers today. Attorney general sues to stop raising of Shasta Dam.

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

Huge budget surplus to benefit schools, Gov. Gavin Newsom vows to fight homelessness, new fees proposed to ensure access to clean water

A FEMA breach adds to the misery of California wildfire victims. Contra Costa County reports attempted foreign election hacking. Mueller's CA hat and more.

The bill comes due for PG&E. Early wildflowers hint at a scary fire season. Sites Reservoir gets a bipartisan boost. What to know about data privacy.

California's landmark data privacy law won't take effect until 2020. In the meantime, lawmakers are fine-tuning it. Here's what to watch.

The California Consumer Privacy Act offers some protections but it must be fixed, or else consumers will lose.

A new Kevin de León profile,carpet recycling quandaries, California's new internet privacy law, Los Angeles housing, Proposition 2 and our CALmatters quiz.

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.

Compromise seemed distant as legislators raced to complete a final report on the issue of wildfire liability by week’s end. Organized labor and trial lawyers clashed.