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By Adam Beam, ASSOCIATED PRESS November 20, 2019 Gov. Gavin Newsom puts brakes on fracking permits in oil crackdown SACRAMENTO, CA —…
Nov 20, 2019By Keith Laing, THE DETROIT NEWS November 20, 2019 https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/mobility/2019/11/19/distracted-operator-and-uber-blamed-fatal-self-driving-uber-crash-ntsb/4242388002/ Washington — Distraction caused by a personal cellphone call is the probable cause of…
Nov 20, 2019By Sophia Bollag, SACRAMENTO BEE – CAPITOL ALERT November 19, 2019 https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article237538914.html Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced a crackdown on fracking…
Nov 19, 2019By Phil Willon, LOS ANGELES TIMES November 19, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-11-19/california-fracking-permits-scientific-review-gavin-newsom SACRAMENTO — In a victory for critics of California’s oil drilling industry, Gov.…
Nov 19, 2019By Chris Mills Rodrigo, Maggie Miller, Chris Mills Rodrigo, THE HILL – HILLICON VALLEY November 13, 2019 https://thehill.com/policy/technology/overnights/470370-hillicon-valley-federal-inquiry-opened-into-google-health-data SHAKE IT UP/OFF: Microsoft…
Nov 14, 2019By Smriti Srivastrava, ANALYTICS INSIGHT November 9, 2019 https://www.analyticsinsight.net/self-driving-cars-can-cause-massive-mishaps-like-tempe-case-say-experts/ The federal agency has released a document this week questioning how safe are…
Nov 9, 2019By Hannah Knowles, WASHINGTON POST November 6, 2019 https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2019/11/06/ubers-self-driving-cars-had-major-flaw-they-werent-programmed-stop-jaywalkers/ Software detected the woman almost six seconds before Uber’s self-driving car struck her,…
Nov 6, 2019San Mateo County judge grants Department of Insurance request By Jeff McDonald, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE November 6, 2019 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2019-11-06/judge-orders-state-takeover-of-insurer-at-heart-of-lara-political-controversy A Superior Court…
Nov 6, 2019By Staff Reporter, AUTO WORLD NEWS November 4, 2019 https://www.autoworldnews.com/articles/39390/20191104/will-you-press-your-connected-car-s-network-kill-switch-smart-cars-must-have-it-now.htm When cars were analogue and mechanical, all we had to fear was…
Nov 4, 2019By Bradley J. Fikes, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE November 1, 2019 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/biotech/story/2019-11-01/drug-pricing-bill Up to 88 percent fewer new drug approvals projected in study…
Nov 1, 2019By Dan Bacher, INDYBAY MEDIA October 31, 2019 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/31/18827743.php The Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), again in the spotlight of the…
Oct 31, 2019By Rose Aguilar and Lea Ceasrine, KALW 91.7 FM SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC RADIO October 31, 2019 https://www.kalw.org/post/how-did-pge-go-wrong-preventing-wildfire-risks On this edition of Your…
Oct 31, 2019By David Lazarus, LOS ANGELES TIMES October 31, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-10-31/fire-insurance-david-lazarus-column Vida Hamadani was hit twice this week by the Getty fire. As…
Oct 31, 2019By Hannah Wiley and Dale Kasler, SACRAMENTO BEE – CAPITOL ALERT October 30, 2019 https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article236758983.html As California’s largest utility, Pacific Gas and…
Oct 30, 2019By J.D. Morris and Trapper Byrne, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE October 29, 2019 https://www.sfchronicle.com/california-wildfires/article/PG-E-will-credit-customers-who-are-being-blacked-14572545.php Bowing to pressure from Gov. Gavin Newsom, Pacific Gas…
Oct 29, 2019By Wendy Davis, DIGITAL NEWS DAILY – MEDIAPOST October 23, 2019 https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/342396/encrypting-domain-names-will-boost-web-security-w.html A controversial new technology that encrypts domain name requests would…
Oct 23, 2019By Rob Nikolewski, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE October 23, 2019 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/energy-green/story/2019-10-23/whats-behind-the-mystery-surcharge-at-some-gas-stations Every California motorist knows that gasoline is expensive in the Golden State.…
Oct 23, 2019By Sharon McNary, LAIST.COM October 23, 2019 Click here to view this extensive report with graphics and photos: https://laist.com/projects/2019/after-aliso/
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