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Supreme Court Allows New House Map in Midterms: California Brief

The US Supreme Court cleared California yesterday to use its new congressional map that favors Democrats during this year’s midterm election, giving the party a pathway to neutralize anticipated Republican gains in the House due to new districts in Texas, Madlin Mekelburg reports.

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Newsom Proposes $200 Million EV Rebate Plan: California Brief

Elon Musk’s Tesla would get a major boost under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal for a $200 million EV subsidy.

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California ICE Detention Center Case Likely to Transfer Courts

A lawsuit accusing ICE of inhumane treatment of detainees at its largest detention facility in California will likely be transferred to a new federal court, but not without some relief for the detainees.

By Isaiah Poritz

Three Thousand More Health-Care Workers to Join Kaiser Strike

An additional 3,000 pharmacy and lab technicians at Kaiser Permanente facilities will walk off the job Monday in an escalation of an ongoing health-care strike over alleged unfair labor practices.

UCLA Rose Bowl Football Dispute Must Be Heard in Open Court

University of California, Los Angeles must fight allegations that it’s improperly trying to move home football games away from Pasadena’s Rose Bowl Stadium in open court, a judge ruled.

San Francisco Sued Over ‘Spoils System’ Reparations Program

San Francisco’s reparations program for Black residents discriminates based on race and ancestry, an advocacy group claims in a new lawsuit.

Lenovo Hit With Suit for Breaking US Bulk Data Transfer Rule

Lenovo (United States) Inc.'s use of third-party tracking tools on its website directly violated a Department of Justice regulation that restricts transmitting bulk consumer data to China, a proposed class action alleged.

Tesla Fails to End ‘Blade Runner’ Suit Over AI Robotaxi Image

Tesla Inc. and Elon Musk failed to convince a California federal judge to end a copyright suit alleging they used an AI-generated image derived from Alcon Entertainment LLC’s “Blade Runner 2049” movie to promote Tesla’s planned Cybercab.

StubHub Buyers Denied Corrective Ad Campaign Over Refund Policy

StubHub Inc. ticket buyers can’t seek a “corrective advertising campaign” because they didn’t receive refunds over events canceled during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Murati’s AI Startup Thinking Machines Taps Its First Legal Head

Thinking Machines Lab Inc., an artificial intelligence startup created by former top OpenAI executive Mira Murati, has hired Scale AI Inc.’s former general counsel as its first legal leader.

Tesla Eyes NY, Arizona, Idaho to Lift Solar Cell Output

Tesla Inc. isn’t waiting around to see if Elon Musk’s 100-gigawatt solar ambition is feasible — it’s already acting on it. The company is evaluating multiple sites across the US to begin manufacturing solar cells, according to people familiar with the matter, turning what sounded like a moonshot just weeks ago into an active industrial push.

Big Tech to Spend $650 Billion This Year as AI Race Intensifies

Four of the biggest US technology companies together have forecast capital expenditures that will reach about $650 billion in 2026 — a mind-boggling tide of cash earmarked for new data centers and all the gear housed within them.

Best Buy, Apple, Others Make Millions From California Tax Deals

A few dozen California cities have lucrative deals with retail giants like Apple, Best Buy, and Nike. These deals result in the cities paying millions of dollars from their local tax revenue back to the companies. In this video, we explore how these deals work and what some city and state lawmakers are hoping to do about it.