Reposted by Levi SumagaysayCalMatters @calmatters.org · 10hThe governor signed a bill Wednesday to give local newsrooms $20,000 in tax credits for up to five journalists and an additional $15,000 for every additional reporter, with no cap. cal.news/4jz1WyR 📸 Alisha Jucevic 02615
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayCalMatters @calmatters.org · 10hGov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1776 on Wednesday, modernizing state antitrust legislation. However, former supporters argue the bill was defanged after a multimillion-dollar lobbying effort by business groups. cal.news/3Vc96z8 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr. 051
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayCalMatters @calmatters.org · 29/09/2026Gov. Newsom vetoed two bills that would have helped improve the insurance-claims process for consumers but signed one that also addresses claims-related issues. cal.news/4jv93IA 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr. 1148
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayCalMatters @calmatters.org · 23/09/2026Insurance companies are starting to write new policies in California again after years of holding back as wildfire risk climbed higher. cal.news/4rro1Br 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr. 031
Levi Sumagaysay @levisu.bsky.social · 22/09/2026A key point, per this story: DoorDash also agreed to send detailed pay data to the city every month for three years.theguardian.comDoorDash to pay $131.5m after underpaying New York workersCompany to award backpay to 264,000 workers as mayor Zohran Mamdani condemns use of ‘greedy algorithms’ 021
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayCalMatters @calmatters.org · 22/09/2026Newsom clamps down on California data centers as voters turn against the industry Gov. Gavin Newsom signed seven data center laws, signaling a tide change toward regulation of the industry. They center on environmental and consumer impacts.cal.newsNewsom clamps down on California data centers as voters turn against the industryGov. Gavin Newsom signed seven data center laws, signaling a tide change toward regulation of the industry. They center on environmental and consumer impacts. 2165
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayCommittee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Banning @cnn.com, @ms.now and @politico.com from the White House sets a dangerous precedent, one in which the president decides what the American people know and from whom they can know it. CPJ and leading news organizations stand together in defense of a free press. Join us ⬇️ cpj.org?p=622000cpj.orgLeading news outlets issue statement in defense of a US free press - Committee to Protect JournalistsNew York, September 21, 2026—U.S.-based news organizations, including the Associated Press, Bloomberg, New York Times, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post have joined a statement affirmi... 0711
Levi Sumagaysay @levisu.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Uber argued it wasn't liable for the actions of its driver because he was an independent contractor, but the arbitrator disagreed. The award will help fund a foundation started by the woman's parents, which they say will aim to hold corporations — especially ride-hailing companies — accountable. 011
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayCalMatters @calmatters.org · 18/09/2026The state’s Labor Commissioner’s Office faces a lawsuit this year from workers who say the office is failing to address the backlog. cal.news/4jaUNo7 📸 Pablo Unzueta 174
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayCalMatters @calmatters.org · 15/09/2026California’s High Speed Rail Authority paid nearly $600,000 in unallowable travel expenses to “questionable locations that appear unrelated to state business,” including trips to gyms, a nightclub, an escape room, a tiki bar and a cigar lounge... cal.news/3TalQWe 📸 Larry Valenzuela 3187
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayCalMatters @calmatters.org · 15/09/2026California will set first-in-the-nation standards for smoke-damage testing and cleanup after the governor on Tuesday signed a package of bills to improve wildfire recovery. cal.news/4xpMSXK 📸 Jules Hotz 094
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayCalMatters @calmatters.org · 09/09/2026Insurance commissioner may seem like an obscure regulatory position, but it’s a consequential one: It leads the Insurance Department, which regulates home, auto, life, health, workers’ comp and other insurance. cal.news/3UGcsKp 📸 Carlin Stiehl 262
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayAllen Orr @allenorr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The Pentagon recruits immigrants to defend America while ICE deports their families. We plan to salute their service while destroying their homes. abcnews.com/Politics/ice...abcnews.comAs ICE deports service members' families, the Pentagon turns to immigrant communities to fill military ranksThe Pentagon is recruiting from the immigrant community, including legal permanent residents, or green-card holders, at a rapidly growing pace. 12013
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Reposted by Levi SumagaysayCalMatters @calmatters.org · 06/09/2026California could be first in the nation to create smoke-damage standards After a fire, survivors and insurers battle over testing and cleanup of standing homes. CA lawmakers passed two bills that aim to help.cal.newsCalifornia could be first in the nation to create smoke-damage standardsAfter a fire, survivors and insurers battle over testing and cleanup of standing homes. CA lawmakers passed two bills that aim to help. 02511
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayCalMatters @calmatters.org · 03/09/2026The California Legislature has failed several times since 2022 to regulate technology for automatically tracking vehicles — even as examples of abuse mount. This year was no exception. cal.news/3UyxIlg 📸 Khari Johnson 32012
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayCalMatters @calmatters.org · 01/09/2026Breaking: California lawmakers kill a compromise wildfire bill after pushback from utilities, which want to reduce their liability for catastrophic fires they cause. cal.news/45XqKZB 📸 Jules Hotz 2915
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayJim Swift @jimswift.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Statement from Gov. Mike DeWine: "I think we have to ask ourselves: is this really good? Is it what we want done to people like this being picked up and facing deportation? Do we want that being done in our name?" 1301496403
Levi Sumagaysay @levisu.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Two of the three projects that represent nearly all of the Agriculture Department’s study of the parasite were defunded by Congress earlier this year. The third is moving from Maryland to Iowa this fall as part of a sweeping USDA reorganization, but scientists don't want to relocate. 011
Levi Sumagaysay @levisu.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Shares of investor-owned utilities in CA are plunging today after what analysts are calling a "Sacramento strikeout." PG&E stock is down about 18% and Edison about 23% this morning. 000
Levi Sumagaysay @levisu.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Experts said the use of AI for “astroturfing,” or faking, civic engagement is a growing trend. 010
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayCalMatters @calmatters.org · 28/08/2026Democrats are pushing a last-minute bill to ban federal agents from using electric shock gloves following reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is making moves to buy and use them. cal.news/4zGG8a6 📸 Dylan Lovan, AP 23410
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayCalMatters @calmatters.org · 27/08/2026The bill would direct the state to seek to partner with a drug manufacturer to increase competition and lower prices for GLP-1s under its CalRx program, a state program created to distribute popular, expensive drugs at a fraction of the cost. cal.news/4ccxlCO 📸 Michael Siluk 0104
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayCalMatters @calmatters.org · 26/08/2026With only six days left in the legislative session, lawmakers refuse to back several of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s controversial proposals for reducing how much for-profit utility companies must pay after causing a wildfire. cal.news/4d1lBDo 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr. 12313
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayCalMatters @calmatters.org · 26/08/2026A California sheriff seized 650,000 ballots. Justices are skeptical of his defense California’s Supreme Court questioned whether Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco was within his legal rights when he seized the ballotscal.newsA California sheriff seized 650,000 ballots. Justices are skeptical of his defenseCalifornia’s Supreme Court questioned whether Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco was within his legal rights when he seized the ballots 2338
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Let me get this straight. Sometimes a famous person dies and everyone is nice about it? Merely because of their deeds during life? 51157492525
Levi Sumagaysay @levisu.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Eaton Fire survivors call for no utility “bailouts” in front of the CA governor’s mansion Monday night, where the governor is hosting state lawmakers for an end-of-year (and end of his term) gathering. 100
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayCalMatters @calmatters.org · 21/08/2026Cases in Nevada County stand out because they involve some of the only known instances in California and nationwide where public prosecutors, who often face a higher standard of conduct, have brought arguments before a court with falsehoods because they used AI. cal.news/4wKcA99 📸 iStock 1207
Levi Sumagaysay @levisu.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Good story by my colleagues on California Forever's latest efforts to get its way in Solano County. 000
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayCyrus Farivar @cfarivar.bsky.social · 19/08/2026State Farm defense lawyers admit AI generated fake cases in LA lawsuit (By @levisu.bsky.social) calmatters.org/economy/2026...calmatters.orgState Farm defense lawyers admit AI generated fake cases in LA lawsuitLawyers for a former Los Angeles homeowner find AI-generated “hallucinations” in State Farm’s filings. 22715
Levi Sumagaysay @levisu.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Another one from me today: The California governor's race seems pretty set, but come November, the state's voters will also be deciding between two Democrats for insurance commissioner. It's an important position that's responsible for regulating one of the biggest insurance markets in the world. 000
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayCalMatters @calmatters.org · 18/08/2026Lawyers for a Los Angeles firm representing State Farm in a lawsuit involving the rebuilding of a home after a fire have apologized for artificial intelligence hallucinations in their filings. cal.news/4xiiy1K 📸 Justin Sullivan 11010
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayCalMatters @calmatters.org · 17/08/2026For over six years, a Los Angeles-area fiduciary altered bank statements and fudged court reports to steal more than $6 million from his clients, the California Attorney General’s Office claims... cal.news/4x4AblT 📸 Adriana Heldiz 071
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayCalMatters @calmatters.org · 17/08/2026Health Net, one of the largest Medi-Cal insurers in the country, is canceling assisted living benefits for members at the end of the year, according to documents obtained by CalMatters and interviews with providers. cal.news/4wvx2dy 📸 Ariana Drehsler 22731
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayCalMatters @calmatters.org · 14/08/2026A long decline in the number of people managing wildlife refuges in California accelerated after the Trump administration's DOGE staffing cuts. cal.news/4xGgz7t 📸 Steve Martarano, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 0109
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayDavid DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio are being required to wear ankle monitors and turn their passports over to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/14/h...ohiocapitaljournal.comHaitians in Springfield are required to report to Ohio's ICE offices and wear ankle monitors • Ohio Capital JournalHaitians living in Springfield, Ohio are being required to wear ankle monitors and turn their passports over to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 43376296
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayCalMatters @calmatters.org · 12/08/2026In the final few weeks of his last legislative session as California governor, Gavin Newsom is asking lawmakers to help reduce how much profit-making utility companies must pay out after wildfires. cal.news/4wk648F 📸 Jae C. Hong, AP 112
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayKQED News @kqednews.kqed.org · 11/08/2026ww2.kqed.orgCalifornia FAIR Plan Announces 29.1% Rate Hike for Homeowners This FallNearly 700,000 customers will see the largest rate increase in the insurer’s recent history. 068
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayCalMatters @calmatters.org · 10/08/2026Brain sensors and implants are giving people the ability to control computers, robots and wheelchairs without moving a muscle. Paired with algorithms, the devices can also predict when people are most likely to be productive and when to take a break. cal.news/45hY6SE 🎨 Adriana Heldiz 043
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayCalMatters @calmatters.org · 07/08/2026President Donald Trump’s tax law last year cut nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid, the federal health insurance program for low-income people, over the next decade. California officials estimate Medi-Cal could lose roughly $30 billion annually. cal.news/4q4MhbY 📸 Gary Friedman 01611
Levi Sumagaysay @levisu.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Huge step for California's Uber and Lyft drivers. 000
Levi Sumagaysay @levisu.bsky.social · 06/08/2026For this story, I spoke with renters who survived the Eaton Fire, as well as landlords and others who have different views of what's happening in California's insurance market. 000
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayVeena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 04/08/2026“The litigation has revealed a clear pattern: Uber’s lawyers scour women’s private communications, medical records, therapy notes …They grill the women about those issues, their sex lives and their behavior on the night of the incident.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/b...nytimes.comUber’s Strategy for Fighting Sexual Assault Suits: ‘What Were You Wearing?’The ride-hailing giant promised to handle legal claims “in a way that is best for the survivor.” Its lawyers are pursuing a far more aggressive strategy. 211259
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayJacob Gellman @jacobgellman.com · 04/08/2026There is no way that betting on wildfires should be legal. www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/20...oregonlive.comAs Oregon burns and gamblers bet, lawmakers push back against wildfire betting markets drawing millionsWyden and Merkley are urging federal regulators to crack down on prediction markets that allow users to wager on how long wildfires will burn and how much damage they will cause 661064425
Levi Sumagaysay @levisu.bsky.social · 04/08/2026News: The Los Angeles Fire Department has released the results of its investigation into the cause of last year's Eaton Fire, saying it was "sparked by an electrical event at the Southern California Edison transmission towers." 100
Reposted by Levi SumagaysaySan Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 04/08/2026Ashley Garibay, 23, had traveled from Stockton to train workers at a new Idaho In-N-Out when a gunman killed her and two others.bit.lyNorthern California woman identified as In-N-Out worker killed in mass shootingAshley Garibay, 23, had traveled from Stockton to train workers at a new Idaho In-N-Out when a gunman killed her and two others. 1106
Reposted by Levi SumagaysayNPR @npr.org · 03/08/2026The bank is asking a judge to permanently dismiss a lawsuit from Trump-affiliated businesses, arguing a monthslong internal review — not the Jan. 6 riot — explains why hundreds of accounts were shut down in 2021.n.prCapital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concernsThe bank is asking a judge to permanently dismiss a lawsuit from Trump-affiliated businesses, arguing a monthslong internal review — not the Jan. 6 riot — explains why hundreds of accounts were shut down in 2021. 22542150