Category: California

  • California officials warn against price gouging as rents soar in fire-stricken Los Angeles

    Breadcrumb links PMN BMN Business Article writer: Associated Press Janie Haas Posted on January 18, 2025 • Last updated 4 hours ago • 3 minutes read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or log in if you have an account. Pedestrians help a firefighter extend a…

  • California Is Working Towards Embracing Bitcoin

    Follow Nicholas on ? here for daily posts According to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine, a Republican member of the California House of Representatives Philip ChenAnd he was appointed Proof of workforcea Santa Monica-based nonprofit that helps workers, unions, pensions, and municipalities with education-based Bitcoin adoption, has come…

  • California Is Working Towards Embracing Bitcoin

    Follow Nicholas on ? here for daily posts According to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine, a Republican member of the California House of Representatives Philip ChenAnd he was appointed Proof of workforcea Santa Monica-based nonprofit that helps workers, unions, pensions, and municipalities with education-based Bitcoin adoption, has come…

  • California Man Sues Three Asian Banks Over $1 Million Crypto Fraud Loss – Who’s to Blame?

    A California man, Ken Lim, has taken legal action against three prominent banks in Asia — Fubon Bank, Chung Hing Bank, and DBS Bank — for allegedly facilitating a $1 million cryptocurrency scam. the lawsuitfiled in a California District Court on December 31, 2024, alleges that these banks failed to…

  • Hospital Landlord MPT Seeks Control of California Entities

    (Bloomberg) — Medical Properties Trust Inc., one of the largest U.S. hospital owners, moved to take control of three Southern California health care entities after the owner — Prospect Medical Holdings — was accused of defaulting on debt. Most read from Bloomberg MPT has requested the resignation of board members…

  • California farmers enjoy pistachio boom, with much of it headed to China

    Breadcrumb links PMN BMN Business Article writer: Associated Press Amy Taxin Posted on November 10, 2024 • 4 minutes read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or log in if you have an account. Article content LOST HILLS, Calif. (AP) — In a sprawling factory in…

  • California farmers enjoy pistachio boom, with much of it headed to China

    Breadcrumb links PMN BMN Business Article writer: Associated Press Amy Taxin Posted on November 10, 2024 • 4 minutes read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or log in if you have an account. Article content LOST HILLS, Calif. (AP) — In a sprawling factory in…

  • Kamala Harris won’t say how she voted on California crime measure

    Vice President Kamala Harris She declined on Sunday to say how she voted on A Key ballot measure In her home state of California, it would reverse criminal justice reforms approved in recent years. Harris responded to a question about the ballot initiative in comments to reporters while campaigning in…

  • California health care workers get a pay bump to $18-$23 an hour under new minimum wage law

    Some of California’s lowest-paid health care workers will receive a pay raise on Wednesday under State Law Gradually increase their wages to at least $25 per hour. Workers at independent rural health care facilities will start making at least $18 an hour, while others at hospitals with at least 10,000…

  • California governor signs law allowing Dutch-style cannabis cafes

    Starting next year, restaurant patrons in the western US state of California will be able to smoke cannabis in certain restaurants, thanks to a new law allowing the establishment of “cannabis cafes” similar to those spread in the Netherlands. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law Monday allowing…

  • California governor signs law allowing Dutch-style cannabis cafes

    Starting next year, restaurant patrons in the western US state of California will be able to smoke cannabis in certain restaurants, thanks to a new law allowing the establishment of “cannabis cafes” similar to those spread in the Netherlands. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law Monday allowing…

  • California enacts car data privacy law to curb domestic violence By Reuters

    Written by Dan Levin and Christina Cook (Reuters) – California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill requiring automakers that sell connected cars to do more to protect survivors of domestic violence, a move that could expand those safeguards across the country. As automakers add ever more sophisticated technology to their…

  • California governor vetoes bill requiring speeding alerts in new cars

    Breadcrumb links PMN BMN Business Article writer: Associated Press Tran Nguyen Posted on September 28, 2024 • Last updated 5 hours ago • 3 minutes read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or log in if you have an account. FILE – California Governor Gavin Newsom…

  • California governor vetoes bill requiring speeding alerts in new cars

    Breadcrumb links PMN BMN Business Article writer: Associated Press Tran Nguyen Posted on September 28, 2024 • Last updated 5 hours ago • 3 minutes read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or log in if you have an account. FILE – California Governor Gavin Newsom…

  • California wildfires burn 3X the acreage compared to all of 2023

    TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. (AP) — Alex Luna, a 20-year-old missionary, saw the sky turn from cherry red to black in about 90 minutes. explosive fire A group of residents rushed to the mountain community of Wrightwood in Southern California, and authorities begged residents to leave their belongings behind and leave…

  • California issues draft regulations for operating autonomous trucks By Reuters

    (Reuters) – California’s Department of Motor Vehicles on Friday released draft rules for autonomous vehicles on highways, paving the way for self-driving trucks to begin long-haul deliveries. The government agency plans to establish a framework that initially requires safety drivers for both light and heavy operations. The DMV is accepting…

  • California issues draft regulations for operating autonomous trucks By Reuters

    (Reuters) – California’s Department of Motor Vehicles on Friday released draft rules for autonomous vehicles on highways, paving the way for self-driving trucks to begin long-haul deliveries. The government agency plans to establish a framework that initially requires safety drivers for both light and heavy operations. The DMV is accepting…

  • Explainer-Big Tech wants AI to be regulated. Why do they oppose a California AI bill? By Reuters

    By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California lawmakers are set to vote on a bill this week that would broadly regulate how artificial intelligence is developed and deployed in California even as a number of tech giants voice widespread opposition. Here’s some background on the bill, known as SB…

  • Court blocks key part of California law on children’s online safety By Reuters

    By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld a key part of a court order blocking enforcement of a California law aimed at protecting children from online content that could harm them mentally or physically. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San…

  • Bitcoin ATMs to Face Bank-Level Scrutiny Under New California Law—Here’s Why

    California has now joined the global rise of cryptocurrency regulation. According to the latest a reportThe state regulator is working to create new regulatory frameworks targeting Bitcoin ATMs in Chico. according to Data According to Coin ATM Radar, the total number of Bitcoin ATMs in Czechoslovakia is currently around 347,…