This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have tracked data centers’ growing water footprint in California. He ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new privacy law requiring web browsers to make opting out of data sales simple and accessible for all users, just over a ...

Key point: California lawmakers once again increase the disclosure and transparency requirements for registered data brokers. On October 8, 2025, California Governor Newsom signed SB 361 into law. The ...

This week, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law new legislation that will give Californians the ability to easily opt out of digital data collection with a simple portal that should apply ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The state of California is now suing the City of El Cajon. Attorney General Rob Bonta says the police department is using license plate readers to share information with out ...

California lawmakers have sent Gov. Newsom two bills on data centers as the facilities raise concerns of public safety. Measures that originally aimed to protect ratepayers from infrastructure costs ...

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As California's population grows, the pressure increases on its finite natural resources. And one of those, water, is the subject of some concern, with the increase in data generation in the state.

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