CALMATTERS

• Newsom vetoes bill to loosen work-from-home rules for state workers
  September 18, 2026
  Many California public employees want more flexibility to work from home than Gov. Gavin Newsom's return-to-office policy allows. He vetoed a bill that would have encouraged departments to set their own policies.
• Moss Landing battery storage fire flares up again, raising new safety fears in California
  September 18, 2026
  ‘It keeps coming back to haunt us.’ Battery fire at Moss Landing ignites before California regulators finish investigating the last one
• California is poised to get $1.4 billion for broadband. But there’s a huge catch
  September 18, 2026
  California’s bid for $1.4 billion in broadband funding has been five years in the making. Now the Trump administration says it must give up net neutrality and other state internet rules.
• Neither Becerra nor Hilton will commit to AI safety guidelines Newsom laid out Friday
  September 18, 2026
  Both Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton agree AI safety is important. What they will do to ensure it is less clear.
• Uber ordered to pay $40 million after stranded passenger killed on highway
  September 18, 2026
  Arbitrator finds company liable for driver’s negligence, rejecting Uber’s arguments that it’s not responsible for a contractor’s actions.
• Newsom orders California agencies to develop new AI safety plans after rejecting tougher law
  September 18, 2026
  Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday ordered state agencies to develop safety regulations for artificial intelligence after vetoing tougher rules two years ago.
• It’s supposed to be easy to make your boss pay up for lost wages. Instead it takes years
  September 18, 2026
  For years, California has struggled to address a mounting backlog of workers claiming labor law violations, even as it collected millions of dollars from employers each year for enforcement. Now, a judge’s order may force […]