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California is leading the fight against plastic pollution. It is banning plastic bags and suing ExxonMobil for its role in promoting single-use plastics.

California law mandates school districts to limit student smartphone use for academic focus and mental health benefits.

Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected the first-of-its-kind proposal, leaving thousands of students without access to campus employment.

The new law toughens a 2014 measure and prohibits the sale of reusable bags, which actually increased the amount of garbage in the Golden State.

[1.] California recently enacted a new law banning election-related "materially deceptive content" 120 days before and 60 days after an election. "Materially deceptive content" is defined as audio or visual media that is intentionally digitally created or [significantly] modified, which includes, but is not limited to, deepfakes, such that the…

“Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom

New legislation bans social media companies from sending children addictive feeds without parental consent

Politicians are always trying to control what they can't understand.

Discussing a new AI safety bill in California, Siebel said efforts to establish a dedicated regulatory body to oversee AI models would be ineffective because the technology is too complex.

Governor Gavin Newsom signed bills on deepfakes and protecting actors' rights in the age of AI, but says he is still mulling over SB1047

A new bill aimed at providing unemployment benefits to undocumented immigrants has been met with strong opposition from Republican lawmakers.