Latest Gavin Newsom News
California governor signs package of bills giving state more power to enforce housing laws
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California cities will soon face more state scrutiny — and new penalties — for pushing back on housing and homeless shelter construction, according to a package of laws signed Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Newsom has been cracking down on what he...
California laws cracking down on election deepfakes by AI face legal challenges
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California now has some of the toughest laws in the United States to crack down on election deepfakes ahead of the 2024 election after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three landmark proposals this week at an artificial intelligence conference in San Francisco. ...
California governor signs laws to crack down on election deepfakes created by AI
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three bills Tuesday to crack down on the use of artificial intelligence to create false images or videos in political ads ahead of the 2024 election. A new law, set to take effect immediately, makes it illegal to create...
California governor signs laws to protect actors against unauthorized use of AI
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed off Tuesday on legislation aiming at protecting Hollywood actors and performers against unauthorized artificial intelligence that could be used to create digital clones of themselves without their consent. The new laws...
Thousands in California’s jails have the right to vote — but here’s why many won’t
Ronald Latney used to believe his vote didn’t matter. But after returning to jail this year, he realized the difference it can make — especially locally. “I try to tell everybody … like, man, we need to vote, because our lives depend on this,” he said, mentioning district...
Long before gay marriage was popular, Kamala Harris was at the forefront of the equal rights battle
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two decades ago, when a Democratic presidential nominee wouldn't dream of endorsing gay marriage, a newly elected district attorney named Kamala Harris was performing one of the first same-sex unions in the United States. It was the so-called Winter of Love in San...
Are California prisons stiffing inmates on $200 release payments? Lawsuit says they are
John Vaesau was counting on the $200 he was entitled to by law upon leaving Folsom State Prison in June 2023, after 33 years. He was surprised when he received none of it. “They just threw me out like a piece of garbage,” Vaesau said. “Like after all that time, it was nothing...
California governor signs a bill bringing back harsh penalties for smash-and-grab robberies
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday bringing back tough criminal penalties targeting large-scale stealing schemes and smash-and-grab robberies that have fueled voter frustration across the state. The new law requires prosecutors to start...
‘I won’t let them drink the water’: The California towns where clean drinking water is out of reach
In a major milestone, state regulators announced in July that nearly a million more Californians now have safe drinking water than five years ago. But across the state, the problem remains severe: More than 735,000 people are still served by the nearly 400 water systems that fail to...
Reparations supporters plot comeback after bitter defeat in California Legislature
Still grappling with the fallout from the defeat of two bills in the Legislature’s final hours, backers of reparations geared up for a grinding fight they said could last a decade and debated whether new divisions amongst them are best resolved through reconciliation or open political warfare. ...
