New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed two bills in June restricting digital platforms' algorithms and use of children's data.

The California legislation comes amid growing concerns about the impact of cellphones and social media on adolescents’ mental ...

California will make it illegal for social media platforms to knowingly provide addictive feeds to children without parental ...

On Valentine's Day in 2004, when Kamala Harris was San Francisco's newly elected district attorney, she performed one of the ...

It’s a question of bandwidth,” Newsom said during a Thursday press conference. “I fear I can’t do everything." ...

Governor Newsom signs a housing package to address homelessness in California, with new laws and a $6.4 billion investment in ...

By Dan Walters Over the last five years, the state government has spent some $24 billion to ameliorate homelessness, which, ...

Governor Gavin Newsom signed five AI-related bills on Tuesday, placing new responsibilities on big online platforms like ...

As California’s homeless population rises to a CalMatters-estimated 186,000, Republican legislators are demanding that Gov. Gavin Newsom sign a bill requiring the state to track homelessness spending ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed bills that offer actors more AI protections and address AI-generated false content in political ads.

James Earl Jones signed over the rights to his voice as Darth Vader before his death, and the deal created controversy in the ...

There's plenty to vote on locally outside of the Presidential race. Here's what to know about races and measures to vote on in Northern California.