The ultra-rich are spending one million dollars a day fighting California’s proposed billionaire tax

Tech billionaires have been dumping hundreds of millions of dollars into the fight against a wealth tax in California. They’ve raised more than $340m, and the campaign they’re funding is spending more than $1m a day to defeat the measure, according to …

Hot, windy weather stokes brush fires in Southern California; power turned off for many

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Several brush fires were burning in Southern California on Friday, stoked by hot, windy weather that’s led to some evacuations and tens of thousands of people in the state waking up in the dark after their electricity was turned off …

California brushfires force evacuations and tens of thousands of power shutoffs

Several brushfires stoked by hot, windy weather forced evacuations in southern California, and tens of thousands of people woke up in the dark after their electricity was turned off. A rapidly spreading blaze in Malibu, west of Los Angeles, prompted …

Justice Dept. sues California, claims noncitizens were sent ballots

Washington — The Justice Department sued California on Thursday, alleging that the federal government has identified more than 20,000 noncitizens who are unlawfully registered to vote. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District …

Justice Department suing California for failure to provide voter info ahead of midterms

SCAN Health Plan Earns 4-Star Rating in California for 14th Consecutive Year

SCAN Has Earned 4 STARS or Higher in California for 15 of the 16 Years of the CMS Star Ratings Program LONG BEACH, CA, UNITED STATES, October 16, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- SCAN Health Plan (SCAN), one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit …

Devastating: California Childcare Costs Are Breaking Families — Here’s How Bad It Really Is

“`html If you’re a parent in California, or even just thinking about becoming one, you’ve probably felt the gut-punch of sticker shock when it comes to childcare. It’s not just you. A recent poll found that a staggering three out of four voters now view …

New Statewide Data Shows Continued Progress for California Students: Assessment Scores Rise Across English, Math, and ...

Assessment Scores Rise Across English, Math, and Science; Graduation Reaches High of 87.9 Percent as State Releases Assessment and Dashboard Results Together for First Time October 16, 2026 - SACRAMENTO—California students continued to make progress across …

Could California be the solution to Trump's diesel woes?

Gas prices are high. Diesel prices are higher — about $8 a gallon in California, $2 more than the national average. For truckers, that’s a crisis. Their big rigs get about a paltry six miles to the gallon and filling their tanks in the Golden State now …

California’s Energy Crisis Could Bring the West Coast to Its Knee

California is the 4th largest economy in the world and an “ENERGY ISLAND” that is separated from the other 48 continental States by the Rocky and Sierra Nevada Mountain ranges. There are no pipelines over these prestigious mountains to California. ALL of …