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Are Tech Companies Trying to Derail Sex-Trafficking Bill? By Nitasha Tiku, WIRED December 12, 2017 https://www.wired.com/story/are-tech-companies-trying-to-derail-sex-trafficking-bill/ Last month, tech…
Dec 12, 2017By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE (AFP) December 9, 2017 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-5163753/Tech-titans-ramp-tools-win-children.html From smartphone messaging tailored for tikes to computers for classrooms, technology titans…
Dec 9, 2017By Kieran McCarthy, THE REGISTER UK December 5, 2017 https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/05/pressure_mounts_net_neutrality/ With just a week to go before the head of the…
Dec 5, 2017California Nixes Rules To Protect Autonomous Vehicle Makers Against Dirty Sensors By Colin Wood, STATE SCOOP December 5, 2017 California nixes rule…
Dec 5, 2017By Kathleen Pender, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE December 4, 2017 http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Governors-howl-Why-tax-plan-would-hammer-blue-12405179.php The governors of California and New York and governor-elect of New…
Dec 4, 2017By Justin King, LEFT LANE NEWS December 4, 2017 http://www.leftlanenews.com/california-shoots-down-gms-autonomous-immunity-proposal-99084.html Consumer Watchdog argues GM’s attempted ‘power grab’ could have shielded the…
Dec 4, 2017California DMV Ditches Rule to Limit Liability for Self-Driving Car Manufacturers By Tom McKay, GIZMODO December 3, 2017 https://gizmodo.com/california-dmv-ditches-rule-to-limit-liability-for-self-1820959217 California regulators have…
Dec 3, 2017Climate Justice Activists To Protest Governor’s Appearance At New York Times Climate Tech Summit By Dan Bacher, RED, GREEN & BLUE BLOG…
Dec 1, 2017California Regulators Nix Rules Limiting Carmaker Liability By ASSOCIATED PRESS December 1, 2017 https://wtop.com/consumer-news/2017/12/california-regulators-nix-rules-limiting-carmaker-liability/ California regulators have nixed a plan to let…
Dec 1, 2017Despite Public Criticism, DWP Transfers $241.8 Million To LA’s General Fund By City News Service November 28, 2017 Despite public criticism, DWP…
Nov 29, 2017LADWP Approves $241M Transfer As Critics Cry Theft By Darsha Philips, KABC TV-7 Los Angeles, CA November 28, 2017 http://abc7.com/business/ladwp-approves-$241m-transfer-as-critics-cry-theft/2709010/ LOS ANGELES…
Nov 29, 2017LADWP Approves Controversial $241M Transfer Which Critics Call ‘Theft From Ratepayers’ By Staff Reports, KCBS TV-2 Los Angeles, CA November 28, 2017…
Nov 28, 2017Jerry Brown’s Cap-and-Trade Program Isn’t Working California’s greenhouse gas emissions declined last year. But it was primarily due to the rainy weather…
Nov 22, 2017Big Oil Spent More on California Lobbying in First 6 months of 2017 Than In All of 2016 By Dan Bacher, ELK…
Nov 21, 2017Is Jerry Brown Really the Climate Hero He’s Made Out To Be? By Derek Seidman, EYES ON THE TIES November 17, 2017…
Nov 17, 2017SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California regulators are embracing a General Motors recommendation that would help makers of self-driving cars avoid paying for…
Nov 16, 2017California Fines Anthem $5 Million For Failing To Address Consumer Grievances By Chad Terhune, LOS ANGELES TIMES November 15, 2017 http://beta.latimes.com/business/la-fi-anthem-fined-20171115-story.html California’s…
Nov 15, 2017California May Limit Liability Of Self-Driving Carmakers By Michael Liedtke, ASSOCIATED PRESS November 15, 2017 https://apnews.com/39a98dfb5bd442698de0c31126db5ae0 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California regulators…
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