Technology
Gavin Newsom’s 24/7 social media machine
These days you can find Gov. Gavin Newsom on just about any media platform.
News
Editorial coverage from the Ontario USA Wire newsroom.
- Environment
Is the world pricing the risk of a US diesel export ban?
A spike in diesel prices is hammering broad sectors of the U.S. economy – especially agriculture and shipping – and becoming a flash point ahead of the November 2026 midterm elections.
- Government
Young voters fear mass shootings but are divided on gun control
Nearly 50 million Americans ages 18 to 29 are eligible to vote in the upcoming midterm elections, and about 60% say they plan to. If they follow through, it would break midterm turnout records for voters under 30.
BusinessCalifornia’s ballot propositions fuel its longstanding tax-and-spending war
California voters will pass judgment on 14 statewide ballot measures this year and all but two of them relate, in some manner, to financing public services.
- Business
Friends who’ve fallen out feud during gritty, final LA mayoral debate
Voters have been good to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. For the past two decades, she has won elections to the California Assembly, to Congress and to the mayoralty she now holds. She has never lost an election.
HealthMyChart and a major hospital said I could opt out of sharing my health data. But they didn’t make it easy
Dr. Shira Fischer, a physician who works in health policy in Boston, sought a speech pathologist for her child in 2022, when virtual appointments became the norm because of COVID-19.
GovernmentDecenas de presas de California necesitan reparaciones ante la inminente llegada del invierno de El Niño
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EnvironmentCalifornia’s riskiest dams are closer to big cities than you think
As tropical storms and El Niño usher in heavy rains to California, a new report finds that 57 dams across the state are in poor or unsatisfactory condition — posing a hazard to nearby communities, reports CalMatters’ Rachel Becker.
