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July 21, 2026
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Newsom Signs AB 179 To Cut Local Development Fees And Speed Up Affordable Housing In California
Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 179 on July 13, a budget trailer bill that prohibits, waives, or reduces local development impact fees on new
California Film Tax Credit Productions Earn 79 Emmy Nominations as The Pitt Leads With 25 Nods
Eleven productions backed by California’s Film and Television Tax Credit Program earned a combined 79 nominations for the 78th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, with the
Nobel Laureates and AI Researchers Warn of Economic Disruption Larger Than the Industrial Revolution
More than 200 economists and AI researchers including 16 Nobel Prize winners and senior figures at Anthropic, OpenAI,
California Launches First FireSat Wildfire Detection Satellites From Vandenberg Space Force Base
California launched the first three operational FireSat wildfire detection satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on July 7,
Silicon Valley Adds Tech Jobs as California Economic Report Warns of Statewide Job Slump
Silicon Valley tech employment grew for the first time in years even as the broader California labor market
California Robotaxis Face Traffic Enforcement as AB 1777 Takes Effect July 1
California police can now hold autonomous vehicle companies accountable for traffic violations, as new rules implementing Assembly Bill
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CAL FIRE Warns of Above-Normal Wildfire Activity as California Enters Peak Fire Season Heading Into July 4 Weekend
CAL FIRE is forecasting above-normal large fire activity across both Northern and Southern California through July and August 2026, a projection that arrives as the
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Los Angeles Anchors the 2026 FIFA World Cup’s U.S. Campaign as SoFi Stadium Hosts Eight Matches and the Opening Ceremony
Southern California is once again the staging ground for the world’s largest sporting event, with Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium serving as the U.S. team’s home venue
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