Newsom’s office touts a $366 billion haul as evidence of the state’s AI-driven economic dominance, even as growth data shows a more mixed national picture. SACRAMENTO — California-based startups have […]
AB 1651 and the Bar Exam’s AI Reckoning
California lawmakers are moving to force one of the state’s most powerful licensing bodies to admit, on the record, when it lets artificial intelligence help write the test that decides […]
California’s Audit Blind Spot: Billions Lost While Lawmakers Ignore Their Own Watchdog
NATIONAL / CALIFORNIA — August 23, 2026 For more than a decade, California’s independent state auditor has done exactly what the Legislature asked it to do: dig into state agencies, […]
California’s Two-Speed Economy: Record Output, Stalled Job Growth
CALIFORNIA — August 22, 2026 California’s economy is delivering a split verdict this summer: strong enough on paper to outpace the nation in output, yet weak enough on the ground […]
California’s New Gig-Driver Union Law Arrives in San Diego — What It Could Mean for Drivers, Riders, and Local Business
SAN DIEGO A sweeping change to California’s gig economy took a significant step forward this month when the California Gig Workers Union, backed by the Service Employees International Union, met […]
California’s Spending Problem Isn’t in the Budget Headlines — It’s in the Trend Line
By Jose E. Navarro | The Navarro Report | California Every June, Sacramento announces a balanced budget, and every year since, the state has found itself managing a fresh shortfall. […]
California’s New Delivery-App Refund Law Tests Restaurants Already Squeezed by Thin Margins
By The Navarro Report A sweeping consumer-protection law reshaping how California’s food delivery platforms handle refunds has been in effect since January 1, and eight months in, it is exposing […]
Newsom Signs New Tribal-State Gaming Compact With Yurok Tribe
California | Monday, August 17, 2026 Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new tribal-state gaming compact with the Yurok Tribe of the Yurok Reservation, the state’s largest federally recognized tribe, continuing […]
California Supreme Court: Signed Plea Forms Don’t Prove Defendants Understood the Stakes
By The Navarro Report | California Desk SACRAMENTO — The California Supreme Court has ruled that prosecutors cannot rely solely on a signed advisement form to establish that a defendant […]
LAHSA Races August 26 Deadline in Federal Court Fight Over HUD Funding Freeze
The Navarro Report Los Angeles’s lead homelessness agency is racing the clock in federal court, seeking a ruling that would unfreeze federal funding before an August 26 application deadline that […]