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The Latest Breaking News from Scott Wiener

Plus: California zoning bill survives powerful lawmaker's economic illiteracy, Montana legislators pass simple, sweeping, supply-side housing reforms, and Washington passes rent control.

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California Housing Bills Face Crucial Hearing Today

Bills designed to allow more starter homes and apartments near transit face an uncertain future in the state Senate's housing committee.

Reason

California's effort to hold oil companies liable for natural disaster damage stalls

A bill in the California Legislature that would have made oil and gas companies liable for damage to homes caused by natural disasters has failed to advance

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Newsom condemned for ‘throwing trans people under bus’ after sports comment

Democratic California governor faces backlash after saying trans women playing in female sports was ‘deeply unfair’

The Guardian - US

Fresh Starts on Starter Homes

Lawmakers in Arizona and California are attempting to overcome local resistance to meaningful starter home reforms.

Reason

Trump Targets Presidio Trust In Nancy Pelosi's District: 'We Won't Go Quietly'

A California state senator said he believes the president's executive order to eliminate the trust is illegal.

International Business Times

California Legislation Holds Oil Companies Liable For Climate Disasters

California's new legislation holds oil companies accountable for climate change damages, facing industry opposition.

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Could the Constitution go MAGA?

California state Sen. Scott Wiener is concerned that Trump's allies could try to call a constitutional convention

Salon

‘Trump-Proofing’ California and Beyond Will Be a Political Minefield

Trump vows to attack climate science; states must now prove an energy transition is possible in a time of soaring costs and deficits.

Capital & Main

Members of Congress pushed back on California's AI bill - Roll Call

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's veto of an artificial intelligence bill came after he was pressured by U.S. lawmakers.

Roll Call

California Gov. Gavin Newsom Vetoes Car Speed Alarm Bill

He returned S.B. 961 to the California Senate for all the wrong reasons.

Reason

California Governor Vetoes AI Safety Bill

California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill aimed at regulating powerful artificial intelligence models following pushback from tech giants and critics who argued the law went too far.

International Business Times

California Governor Vetoes Controversial AI Safety Bill, Calls For Science-Based Solutions

The bill's author, Democratic State Senator Scott Wiener, criticized the veto, saying that it could make California vulnerable as the companies involved in creating "extremely powerful technology face no binding restrictions."

International Business Times

California's controversial AI safety bill was just vetoed by Gov. Newsom

The bill would have set a defacto national standard for AI safety testing and launched an intense lobbying campaign by the tech industry against it.

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California Governor Vetoes Landmark AI Safety Bill

California Governor Newsom vetoed a bill regulating large AI models, opting for industry collaboration to develop AI guidelines.

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“Pizzas With Threatening Auras”: 77 Pics From The Page With The Most Cursed Images Of Pizzas

People feel pretty strongly about the kind of pie they like, so, pizza crimes is a pretty popular topic online. The post “Pizzas With Threatening Auras”: 77 Pics From The Page With The Most Cursed Images Of Pizzas first appeared on Bored Panda.

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California Bill Requires All New Cars To Beep When You Speed

Drivers in the state narrowly avoided an even harsher restriction on their automotive freedom.

The Independent UK

How do you know when AI is powerful enough to be dangerous? Regulators try to do the math

How do you know if an artificial intelligence system is so powerful that it poses a security danger and shouldn’t be unleashed without careful oversight

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California To Bend Last-Call Law for Elite Clippers Fans

If you want to drink alcohol in California after 2 a.m., it helps to be the billionaire owner of the L.A. Clippers.

Latin Times

Fate of bill to help undocumented immigrants buy homes in California now in Governor Newsom's desk

Governor Gavin Newsom has a month to sign or veto the legislation approved by lawmakers on Wednesday

International Business Times

California Lawmakers Pass AI Safety Bill

A bill aimed at regulating powerful artificial intelligence models passed California's legislature on Wednesday, despite outcry that it could kill the technology it seeks to control.

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California Legislation Advances Safety Measures For Artificial Intelligence

California's proposed AI legislation aims to regulate large AI systems for safety, facing opposition and support from industry stakeholders and influential...

The Independent UK

California advances landmark legislation to regulate large AI models

A California landmark legislation to establish first-in-the-nation safety measures for the largest AI systems has cleared an important vote

Fortune

Elon Musk throws support behind California’s AI safety bill—‘this is a tough call and will make some people upset’

This week is the final deadline for California's landmark SB 1047 bill to pass, which would codify the first safety guardrails on AI on U.S. statute books.

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Landmark bill aimed at reducing AI's potentially catastrophic danger would either save lives or stifle innovation

The California bill would be the first of its kind in the U.S. to require AI firms building large-scale models to test them for safety.

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