Gavin Newsom proposes a California digital software tax

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state's current treatment of prewritten software is unfair to those who are already paying sales taxes.

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4 ways Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella threw cold water on Elon Musk's case

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Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft, took the stand in Elon Musk's trial against Sam Altman and OpenAI.

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I moved to California with my family for a better life. Moving back to Berlin was the real fresh start.

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Ruth Barry and her husband moved to California to be close to his family, then decided to go back to Germany.

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You now need a six-figure salary to buy a home in most of the US. Here are the 10 most and 10 least expensive cities to buy one.

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In the most expensive cities in the country, you need to make over $250,000 to live comfortably.

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California babies are getting a free diaper stash at birth

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Gov. Gavin Newsom is praising the free diaper program as a way to lower costs for families.

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4 things you missed from Day 4 of the Musk v. Altman trial

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Sam Altman and Elon Musk

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I moved from California to Texas for a fresh start. It was much more affordable there, but I was still unhappy and moved back.

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Priscila Barros regretted leaving California for Texas, so she moved back.

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I took out a second mortgage to build a tiny home in my backyard. Making money isn't the only reason it was worth it.

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Elaine Yang installed an ADU in her backyard to add more housing in California.

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California Treasurer Fiona Ma tied to Chinese school cited in scathing audit

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California Treasurer Fiona Ma is running for lieutenant governor.

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Judge temporarily blocks merger of local TV rivals Nexstar and Tegna

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta.

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