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In this June 13, 2016 file photo, The Apple logo is shown on a screen at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, in San Francisco. Google, Apple and other tech giants expressed dismay over an executive order on immigration from President Donald Trump that bars nationals of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S.
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Tech Companies Protest Immigration Order
This image provided by Joby Aviation shows the conceptual design of the Joby S2 Electric VTOL PAV aircraft. Even before George Jetson entranced kids with his flying car, people dreamed of soaring above traffic congestion. Inventors and entrepreneurs have tried and failed to make the dream a reality, but that may be changing. Nearly a dozen companies around the globe, some of them with deep pockets like Airbus, are working to develop personal aircraft that let people hop over crowded roadways.
Product Development
Flying Cars Could Hit Market in 10 Years
In this Oct. 5, 2004, file photo, Jake Gautney, 12, of Chappaqua, N.Y., tries a Ms. Pac-Man game at the Toy Industry Association holiday preview in New York. Masaya Nakamura, the 'Father of Pac-Man' who founded the Japanese video game company behind the hit creature-gobbling game, died on Jan. 22, 2017. He was 91.
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Avionics mechanic Mike Luong inspects the control panel of Sikorsky Firehawk helicopter at the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's Sacramento Aviation Management Unit based at McClellan Airpark in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, July 23, 2021.
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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra discusses settlements reached with 52 automobile parts manufacturers for illegal bid rigging during a news conference, Dec. 4, 2019, in Sacramento.
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Auto Parts Makers to Pay $23M in Bid Rigging Conspiracy
Prosecutors said 52 companies conspired to fix prices in automakers' requests for bids.
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CA Lowers Emissions for State Fleet
The plan will reward automakers that are siding with it against the Trump administration.
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CA Sued for Requiring Women on Boards
The law requires publicly traded companies to have at least one woman on their boards by year’s end.
November 13, 2019
The California Trucking Association has filed what appears to be the first lawsuit challenging a sweeping new labor law that seeks to give wage and benefit protections to workers in the so-called gig economy.
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Truckers File Suit Contesting CA Law
The California Trucking Association feels a new law infringes on interstate commerce and could hinder drivers from working as independent contractors.
November 13, 2019
In this Thursday Oct. 24, 2019, photo, Bill Husa displays before-and-after photos of his home lost in last year's Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. Husa's home is one of nearly 9,000 Paradise homes destroyed in the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history.
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Divided Over Safety, Paradise Rebuilds
Paradise has taken steps to make the town more fire resistant, but has adopted only seven of 15 proposed fire safety standards.
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The fire amid Sonoma County's vineyards and wineries has grown to 103 square miles.
October 28, 2019
Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, receives congratulations from Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, of Lakewood after her to give new wage and benefit protections at the so-called gig economy companies like Uber and Lyft was approved by the Assembly in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019. The bill now goes to the governor, who has said he supports it.
Regulation
Uber Vows to Fight CA Labor Bill
Uber has argued that forcing its drivers to become employees would upend a business model that is built on flexibility.
September 12, 2019
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Regulation
21 States Sue Over New Coal Rules
Opponents feel new regulations ease restrictions on coal-fired power plants, with California's governor saying the President is trying to rescue an outdated industry.
August 14, 2019
In this June 26, 2019, file photo, a man adds fuel to his vehicle at a gas station in Orlando, Fla. A coalition of states is suing the Trump administration for the second time to block a planned reduction in penalties automakers pay when they fail to meet fuel economy standards. Twelve states and the District of Columbia sued the administration Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, for replacing an Obama-era regulation that imposed a penalty of $14 for every tenth of a mile-per-gallon that an automaker falls below the standards.
Regulation
States Sue Over Fuel Economy Penalties
14 states are suing to block a planned reduction in the penalties automakers pay when they fail to meet fuel economy standards.
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In this July 8, 2016, file photo, a prescription is filled at Pucci's Pharmacy in Sacramento, Calif. Four pharmaceutical companies are agreeing to pay California nearly $70 million to settle allegations that they delayed drugs to keep prices high. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Monday, July 29, 2019, that the bulk of the money will come from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries for paying to delay a generic narcolepsy drug from entering the market for nearly six years.
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Cos. Pay for Delaying Drugs
The bulk of the money will come from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and its affiliates for paying to delay a generic narcolepsy drug.
July 30, 2019
In this May 10, 2019 photo provided by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Office of Spill Prevention and Response, oil flows at a Chevron oil field in Kern County, Calif. Nearly 800,000 gallons of oil and water has seeped from the ground since May. Chevron and California officials say the spill is not near any waterway and has not significantly affected wildlife.
Safety
Chevron Spills 800K Gal. in CA
About 70% of the fluid is water, Chevron said, meaning about 240,000 gallons of the mixture is oil.
July 15, 2019
In this file photo, a semi-automatic rifle is displayed with a 25 shot magazine, left, and a 10 shot magazine, right, at a gun store in Elk Grove, California.
Regulation
Judge Halts High-Capacity Magazines
Sales are barred until an Appeals court can consider whether to reinstate the state's ban on magazines holding more than 10 bullets.
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