Newsom’s top climate adviser opens door for carbon capture role in California
By Colby Bermel 10/22/2020 06:39 PM EDT Gov. Gavin Newsom’s top climate adviser voiced support Thursday for carbon capture and storage but stopped short of a commitment to further expanding the technology’s application toward California’s ambitious climate targets. Impact: The remarks by Kate Gordon, director of the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, are nevertheless a […]
Senate Judiciary approves subpoenas for Twitter, Facebook CEOs over bias charges
By Cristiano Lima10/22/2020 10:25 AM EDT Updated: 10/22/2020 10:49 AM EDT The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted to subpoena Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to testify about allegations of anti-conservative bias, ratcheting up GOP pressure on the social media companies’ content policies before the November elections. How the vote went […]
California split-roll, affirmative action measures struggle to gain traction
By Carla Marinucci 10/22/2020 12:01 AM EDT OAKLAND — Despite support from Gov. Gavin Newsom and organizations aligned with Democrats, ballot measures that would increase commercial property taxes and reinstate affirmative action are struggling to gain traction as time runs short before Election Day. Californians remain sharply divided on Prop 15, a ballot measure that […]
California theme parks call Newsom rules ‘offensive,’ say litigation possible
By Victoria Colliver 10/21/2020 06:13 PM EDT OAKLAND — California theme park operators said Wednesday they’re not ruling out the possibility of filing a lawsuit over the state’s newly issued reopening guidance, which they believe could keep large parks closed indefinitely. Executives from the state’s largest theme parks — including Disneyland, Universal Studios and Legoland California […]
California’s $100M dialysis battle comes with ancillary benefits for labor union
By Victoria Colliver10/19/2020 08:01 AM EDT Updated: 10/19/2020 02:04 PM EDT OAKLAND — In initiative-happy California, one set of ads stands out — those involving dialysis clinics, an industry that’s historically been a lower-profile player in politics. The ads are unusual not only because of their unlikely topic but their volume, which is high because […]
The next economic crisis: Empty retail space
By Katy O’Donnell 10/16/2020 08:01 PM EDT WASHINGTON — Commercial real estate is in trouble, and turbulence in the $15 trillion market is threatening to bleed over into the broader financial system just as the U.S. struggles to emerge from a recession. The longer the pandemic paralyzes hotels, retailers and office buildings, the more difficult […]
CTA says too soon to reopen schools, California big city mayors say otherwise
By Mackenzie Mays 10/15/2020 09:08 PM EDT SACRAMENTO — The California Teachers Association on Thursday reiterated its belief that schools should remain closed despite more counties being allowed to reopen campuses — and just as big city mayors called on Gov. Gavin Newsom and state schools chief Tony Thurmond to bring students back across the […]
The race to be Biden’s secretary of State is already underway
By Nahal Toosi 10/18/2020 07:51 PM EDT The race to serve as Joe Biden’s secretary of State has already begun, and the signs are surprisingly obvious if you know where to look. Did you see the George Will column about why Biden should pick Chris Coons? Or the Jewish Insider story filled with quotes about how great the Delaware senator […]
Canada to keep border with U.S. shuttered to nonessential travel until at least Nov. 21
By Andy Blatchford 10/19/2020 10:53 AM EDT OTTAWA — Canada is keeping its land border with the United States closed to nonessential travel for another month as the Trudeau government expresses concerns about coronavirus caseloads south of the frontier. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced Monday that Canada will extend the border restrictions until Nov. […]
What happened when machines took over social media
By Mark Scott , Laura Kayali10/19/2020 01:07 PM EDTLONDON — Nobody appreciated the content moderators until they were gone. As the coronavirus pandemic swept the world, social media giants like Facebook, Google and Twitter did what other companies did. They sent workers home — including the tens of thousands of people tasked with sifting through […]
