Topline Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of killing then-presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in a brazen 1968 assassination, was denied parole Wednesday for the 16th time, according to multiple r...
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Harvey Weinstein Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison On L.A. Sexual Assault Charges
Topline Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Thursday to 16 years in prison after being convicted in Los Angeles in December of one count of rape and two counts of sexual assault, ad...
California Pilots Blockchain Car Title Management System on Tezos Fork
A government agency in the most populous US state, California, is testing blockchain technology using a private fork of Tezos to execute some of its record keeping, including the issuance of car owner...
Half Moon Bay Suspected Gunman Admits Shooting Co-Workers, Blames Mental Illness
Topline The 66-year-old man suspected of killing seven people earlier this week at two locations in Half Moon Bay, California, admitted to carrying out the massacre in a rare jailhouse interview Thurs...
California Facing Another Round Of Storms And Rainfall After Last Week’s Battering
Topline California is expected to face another round of stormy weather on Monday, with its central and southern regions at risk of excessive rainfall, according to the National Weather Service, as the...
Policymaking By Unelected Commission Has Become Increasingly Popular, But Faces Challenges
California Governor Gavin Newsom (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Anadolu Agency via Getty Images A coalition of franchisees, restaurateurs, and other small business owners sub...
Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty In L.A. Sexual Assault Trial
Topline A Los Angeles jury found disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein guilty Monday on one count of rape and two counts of sexual assault, following a 23-year sentence in New York over similar co...
Paul Pelosi Attack Suspect Also Wanted To Target Hunter Biden And Gavin Newsom, Police Say
Topline The man charged with assaulting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul Pelosi told police he also intended to target a litany of other high-profile figures, including President Joe Biden’s ...
Massachusetts Voters Approve ‘Millionaires Tax’ As Californians Reject An Income Tax Hike On High Earners
In the 2022 midterm elections, Massachusetts voters approved Question One, a constitutional … [+] amendment that will create a new 9% income tax rate applying to income above $1 million. getty I...
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...
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...
Gavin Newsom Can Stop Water Projects From Drowning In Red Tape
ANTIOCH, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 11: California Gov. Gavin Newsom (R) tastes recycled water that was … [+] treated at the Antioch Water Treatment Plant (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) ...
Governor Newsom’s Water Plan Represents Progress, But Misses The Power Of Markets
California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks after a tour of a water recycling demonstration facility in … [+] May. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images) M...
In Big Win For Nuclear, California Legislators Vote To Save Diablo Canyon
Thanks to today’s passage of SB 846 by the California legislature, Diablo Canyon Power Plant will … [+] continue operating until at last 2030. Robert Bryce Sometimes facts and rationality ...
Despite Record Annual Budget Surpluses, States Face Massive Long-term Shortfalls
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Getty Images Most states currently have a budget surplus, including deep blue states like California, New Jersey, New York, and Ill...
California’s Lithium Rush For EV Batteries Hinges On Taming Toxic, Volcanic Brine
The southeast tip of California’s Salton Sea is home to 11 geothermal power plants that turn hot volcanic brine into clean electricity. Getty Images The Salton Sea region has one of the world’s ...
California Approves Ban On Gas-Powered Cars By 2035
Topline The California Air Resources Board approved a highly anticipated measure Thursday that will ban the sale of new gasoline-only cars in the nation’s most populous state by 2035, marking whatR...
California Expected To Ban New Gas-Only Car Sales By 2035
Topline California’s Air Resources Board on Thursday is expected to vote to approve a plan that will ban the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles in the state by 2035, making it the first state to do...
How To Get Started Investing With Your Stimulus Check
Getty Images Key takeaways More than 15 states are issuing new stimulus checks and/or tax rebates to help offset soaring inflation Meanwhile, unemployment rates returned to pre-pandemic lows in July D...
A New Atomic Age? Bipartisan Interest In Nuclear Energy Growing Amid Rising Energy Demand
The Diablo Canyon nuclear plant in California had been set to close in 2025, but because of rising … [+] energy demand, some are reconsidering that timeline Bettmann Archive After initially expo...
Gavin Newsom’s Needling Of GOP Governors Will Be Paid For By Taxpayers
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Getty Images California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) made national news for his recent TV ad campaign encouraging Floridians to move t...
‘Fox & Friends’ Has Gone To The ‘Dark Side’ For Accurately Reporting 2024 Poll
TAMPA, FLORIDA – JULY 23: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Turning Point USA … [+] Student Action Summit held at the Tampa Convention Center on July 23, 2022 in Tampa, ...
Gov Newsom declared a state of emergency over Oak Fire in California
A structure burns behind a charred vehicle on Jerseydale road during the Oak Fire in Mariposa County, California, US, on Saturday, July 23, 2022. David Odisho | Bloomberg | Getty Images California Gov...
How A New California Law Will Raise The Cost Of Consumer Goods Nationwide
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Governor Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) has been promoting the checks worth up to $1,05...
California Gavin Newsom Is Praised For Nation’s First Union Dues Tax Credit, But It’s Not A Done Deal
California Governor Gavin Newsom (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved California’s new 2022-2023 budget, which was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom (D) o...
California Governor Gavin Newsom Signs New Budget Creating Nation’s First Tax Credit For Union Dues
California State Capitol building getty In the most populous state in the U.S., California, leading politicians often talk about equity, equality, and their efforts to achieve both. Yet a tax break in...
Is California Actually Embracing Energy Realism?
California Energy Canva In a startling turnaround, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he would consider allowing the operator of the State’s one remaining nuclear power plant, located at ...
Governor Gavin Newsom Ordered An End Gas-Powered Cars Sales In California & President Biden Is Under Pressure To Do Same For Entire Nation
Gavin Newsom has been promoting electric vehicles for a long time. This is Newsom when he was San … [+] Francisco mayor back in 2010, holding a power cable before test driving a Toyota Prius (Ph...
Newsom’s About-Face On Diablo Canyon Underscores Foolishness Of Indian Point Closure And Need To Save Palisades
On Friday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he wants to prevent the premature shutdown of … [+] the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, the state’s only nuclear power plant. Bettmann A...
Amid Spiking Gas Prices, Biden & California Democrats Propose Tax Hikes On Energy Suppliers
U.S. US President Joe Biden speaks at Long Beach City College. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times via … [+] Getty Images) Los Angeles Times via Getty Images High gas prices have prompted governor...