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California's unemployment department bought more cellphones than it needed during the COVID pandemic and kept paying for thousands of unused lines.

Chas Alamo, the analyst behind the report, told SFGATE that totals are “absolutely unprecedented.” He estimated that roughly $10 billion of California’s income tax revenues each this year and last year will come from these RSUs.

The California State Auditor revealed that the agency, better known as EDD, wasted more than $4.6 million on monthly service fees for more than 6,200 mobile devices meant to be used for its unemployment insurance branch.

One candidate suggested he'd have the California attorney general sue the state to overturn the law that lets transgender student athletes choose their school sports teams based on gender identity.

New laws are set to affect a wide range of issues, such as reducing drug costs and increasing the minimum wage.

California sued the Trump administration late on Friday for withholding more than $33 million in federal funding after the U.S. Transportation Department said the state failed to comply with rules requiring English proficiency for truck drivers.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Vice President Kamala Harris have always had a complex relationship, described by some in their home state as “frenemies.” The two Golden State figures

California officials are currently evaluating a per-mile road usage charge as a long-term solution to declining gas tax revenue supporting road maintenance.

California was the most generous state of 2025, and Los Angeles the most generous community, according to a new GoFundMe analysis.