Michigan Decisively Passes Abortion Rights Amendment—Here’s How Abortion Ballot Measures Fared In The Midterms

Topline Michigan voters moved Tuesday to pass a ballot initiative to fortify abortion rights, one of five states that put measures on the midterm ballot that could strengthen or weaken abortion rights...

California Decisively Passes Abortion Rights Amendment—Here’s How Abortion Ballot Measures Fared In The Midterms

Topline Californians voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to pass a ballot initiative to fortify abortion rights, one of five states that put measures on the midterm ballot that could strengthen or weaken abo...

Here’s How Abortion Ballot Measures Fared In The Midterms

Topline Voters in five states put abortion rights measures on the ballot Tuesday that could strengthen or weaken abortion rights in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade—here are the f...

One Winner In California Claims Record $2.04 Billion Prize—Here’s How Much They’ll Take Home After Taxes

Topline A single winning ticket sold in California claimed the record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot on Tuesday, giving the lucky winner a choice of receiving 30 annual payments over 29 years or a sm...

Winning ticket for Powerball $2.04 billion jackpot sold in California

Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images California does not tax lottery winnings While the IRS will scrape 24% — or $239.4 million — off the top for federal tax withholding, California does not...

Wines To Pair With Your Halloween Costume

Why not complete your costume with the ultimate liquid accessory? Obviously they didn’t get the Halloween costume memo, circa 1928. (Photo by Dick Whittington … [+] Studio/Corbis via Getty...

What ‘millionaire tax’ plans on California, Massachusetts ballots mean for taxpayers

How states plan to spend ‘millionaire tax’ revenue While the proposed taxes sound similar, there are differences in how each state plans to use the revenue.  In Massachusetts, assuming vot...

Hollywood Zombies, Space Aliens, And Egyptian Mummies Gather At Jordan Winery Halloween Party Through The Years

The 2022 Jordan Winery Halloween Party in the Barrel Room – Theme: Dead Hollywood Jordan Winery, Will Bucquoy Though many businesses offer top sales professionals exciting excursions and experie...

California attorney general demands Albertsons delay $4-billion dividend ahead of possible Kroger merger

Kroger said Oct. 14 that it has agreed to acquire rival grocery store chain Albertsons in a $20-billion deal. (Ed Pevos / Associated Press) California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta and his peers in several oth...

Which States Are Most Obsessed With Fashion?

.Model in Gold and Black (Photo by Anthony Barboza/Getty Images) Getty Images A new study reveals that New York is the most fashion-obsessed state in America. In research by fashion expert Karen Mille...

California governor vetoes bill requiring crypto-related businesses to obtain a special license

 Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, declined to sign a bill that would have established a licensing and regulatory framework for cryptocurrency businesses in the state, citing the need for a mo...

Saturday Wine Choice, To Pair With Love, Sweat And Roadside Sandwiches

“At the end of the day,” say the founders of Little Trouble Wine Co., “we’re two best pals who are thrilled to share our labor of love and sweat and roadside sandwiches with you.” If that doesn’...

Monique Soltani Talks Loss, Grief, And Returning To Wine As She Resumes Wine Oh.tv For 2023

Monique, Mark, and their twin daughters in San Francisco before he died. Monique Soltani Monique Soltani had a loving husband, twin daughters, and a flourishing career producing a television show expl...

MarketAcross Joins Blockchain@USC To Launch VanEck Southern California Blockchain Conference

October 20, 2022 – Los Angeles, California The inaugural event will connect students and professionals in the Southern California blockchain community, further cementing the region as a Web 3.0 innova...

Gas Prices Fall For 7 Days As White House Considers Selling Emergency Reserves To Avoid Dreaded Return To $4 Mark

Topline The Biden Administration is planning to tap into the country’s emergency petroleum reserves in an attempt to cut gas costs ahead of the midterm elections next month, sources told Reuters, even...

Why Remote Workers Should Ditch Santa Ana CA In Favor Of Plano TX

LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 5 : Rows of palm trees are silhouetted during sunset, November 5, … [+] 2015 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images) Getty Images...

California approves desalination plant as drought hits water supplies

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (R) tastes wastewater that was treated at the Antioch Water Treatment Plant with Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe (L) on August 11, 2022 in Antioch, California. Justin Sullivan ...

For Yuri Vanetik, Wine Has Turned Business Into A Cultural Experience

Yuri Vanetik was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to be the California Lottery Commissioner. And prior to that, the celebrity governor appointed the Ukrainian-American lawyer to serve on th...

Supreme Court Voices Concern Over California Humane-Pork Law

(Bloomberg) — US Supreme Court justices worried aloud about the implications of a new California humane-pork law, asking whether it might open the way for other states to try to impose their mor...

Electric Vehicles Are Creating A Fast Lane For Battery Energy Storage Systems

The market for utility-scale battery energy storage systems is projected to double this year and next. Mitsubishi Power The zero-emissions electrical grid of the future will require a lot more renewab...

California’s Gasoline Price Blowout Is A Problem Of Its Own Making

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 18: California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference … [+] at the California justice department on September 18, 2019 in Sacramento, Californ...

IndyCar Will Hold A ‘Preseason Scrimmage’ In The California Desert The Weekend Before The Super Bowl

The Thermal Club will host IndyCar’s “Preseason Test” in February. Thermal Club Photo IndyCar is hoping a “Preseason Scrimmage” in the California Desert will give its teams welcome t...

California man indicted for laundering crypto in drug trafficking scheme

The Department of Justice announced charges against a California man Friday over allegedly attempting to launder drug trafficking proceeds through crypto channels. John Khuu allegedly distributed fake...

Americans are souring on the housing market and California is now giving residents up to $1,050 of ‘inflation relief’ — here’s who is eligible

Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. September jobs report highlights major shift in white-collar work — as Labor Department plans changes to jobs questionnaire ‘The old question was beco...

California Man Charged For Laundering Nearly $6M In Bitcoin

California Man Charged For Laundering Nearly $6M In BitcoinMan Indicted For Laundering Millions In Drug ProceedsOctober 8, 2022Source: pixabay.comCalifornia resident John Khuu was charged with conspir...

California Misses The Target On Commercial Property

California’s efforts to use commercial property for housing doesn’t hit the target. getty I won’t ever claim to be an expert in real estate; such a designation requires years of experience...

Why California is paying nearly 70% more for gasoline at the pump than the rest of the country

California has pretty much always paid much more than the nation for gasoline at the pump, in part due to higher taxes and a more expensive blend of fuel, but an average price that’s nearly 70% more t...

Crypto Fraud Cases in California Highlights Crypto Regulations

Some crypto fraud cases in California, highlights the requirement for a regulatory crackdown on digital currencies. Last month, DFPI issued desist and refrain orders to 11 entities for breaking Califo...

Fast food giants pump millions into ‘Save Local Restaurants’ coalition fighting California wage law

Big restaurant chains have seen California’s new fast food wage law and they want that order canceled. The “Save Local Restaurants” coalition, which opposes the state’s FAST Recovery Act, said Friday ...

California Takes Action Against 11 Crypto Firms Allegedly Operating Like Ponzi Schemes

California’s regulator has targeted 11 crypto-related entities which allegedly violated the state’s securities laws. The watchdog also claimed that their business model was in the manner of a Ponzi or...

California fraud cases highlight the need for a regulatory crackdown on crypto

The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced last month that it had issued desist and refrain orders to 11 entities for violating California securities laws. Some ...

California wants to model crypto rules for the rest of the U.S.

Much as it did in the 1960s for automobile emissions, California wants to develop a crypto and web3 regulatory regime that could be a model for other states to adopt, with a particular eye toward cryp...