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01/10/2025

The state’s plan to fix the insurance crisis had barely rolled out when the Los Angeles wildfires began. Can the market recover and stabilize?

01/10/2025

The governor expects a small California budget surplus after facing a deficit one year ago.

01/10/2025

A new normal could mean economic devastation for California farms, says one local economist.

01/10/2025

With vast numbers of casinos in California, no-deposit bonuses are getting rapidly popular. As a low-risk way of getting familiar with games for new players, no-deposit casino bonuses let the player play for free without depositing any initial money.

01/09/2025

The federal government typically covers 75% of rebuilding costs after a major disaster. President-elect Trump has threatened to withhold firefighting money from California.

01/08/2025

For the last four years, Foley has chaired the Community and Economic Development Committee, a body focused on managing the growth and change of San Jose in order to encourage a strong economy.

01/07/2025

Today, artificial intelligence infrastructure is dominated by just three companies: Amazon, Google and Microsoft.

01/07/2025

California legislators want to limit deportation actions at schools, but they can’t ban immigration officials.

01/07/2025

A supermajority of Democrats and emboldened Republicans returned to the Capitol this week — at odds over the cost of living, the Trump presidency, state spending, tech innovations and reparations for descendants of people once enslaved.

01/02/2025

With the new year comes increased benefits for millions of workers — in a landmark action, California is increasing paid family leave and disability benefits so more families can afford to take time off of work to care for an …

01/02/2025

A conservative organization led by Trump adviser Stephen Miller sent letters to California leaders warning of ‘serious consequences’ over sanctuary policies that protect undocumented residents. San Jose became a sanctuary city in 2007. San Francisco also declared itself a sanctuary …

12/31/2024

A new California law responds to rising attacks on health care workers, despite concerns from progressives and prison-reform advocates.

12/30/2024

New California laws taking effect Jan. 1 aim to make it easier to prosecute people accused of retail theft. Separately, voters passed Prop. 36 to toughen sentences for theft and drug offenses. Californians accused of certain drug and retail theft …

12/30/2024

The state is allowing more on-street alcohol sales and food in cannabis lounges. Supporters say the laws will boost downtown economies.

12/30/2024

The tech world was abuzz as President-elect Donald Trump announced his latest appointment: David Sacks, a Silicon Valley stalwart, as the new czar for artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency.

12/29/2024

Voters said no to expanding rent control, but tenants facing evictions will have more time to fight to keep their homes under a new California law.

12/29/2024

The California state budget has been a rollercoaster over the past few years. Big deficits generally mean cutting plans and programs.

12/29/2024

The increase in lobbyists this year means there’s now at least one lobbyist for every legislative staff member.

12/29/2024

DNA evidence tied Thomas Loguidice, 67, to a 1994 mall robbery, while he was serving a 40-year sentence in state prison after being convicted in 2012 of continuous sexual abuse of a child under 13 in San Benito County.

12/27/2024

San Jose police said Lucien Cabrera, 19, built illegal guns in his San Jose home and brazenly marketed them on social media.