This billionaire is the odds-on favorite to become California's governor after Swalwell dropped out

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Both Kalshi and Polymarket give billionaire Tom Steyer a 55% chance of becoming the next governor of California.

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California condemns 'unlawful' claims by Chinese school at center of Business Insider report

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Pegasus California School in China had close ties to the Val Verde public school system.

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Is law school worth it? California's top lawyer says yes.

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Rob Bonta, attorney general of California, following an interview in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026.

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She spent $100,000 on a tiny home in California. Now she rents it on Airbnb.

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Sakura Kishiro's tiny home is custom-built and located in central California.

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Silicon Valley investor Ron Conway says California's proposed wealth tax 'could' pass if it's up to voters

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Tech investor Ron Conway, seen here in 2013, is hoping that California Gov. Gavin Newsom helps kill a proposed wealth tax before it reaches voters.

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Feds opened probe of California school district's diplomas for Chinese students

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The Val Verde school district had an unusual arrangement with a school in China.

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California settles with school district involved in 2023 Business Insider investigation over its handling of sexual misconduct complaints

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Nine additional women are suing the El Monte Union High School District for negligence for failing to protect them from Rosemead High School teachers who allegedly sexually assaulted them. Photographed at Carrillo Law Firm in South Pasadena, CA on Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Rob Bonta announced a settlement with the El Monte Union High School District.

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Audit sparked by Business Insider story slams California ties to Chinese boarding school

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Pegasus California School in China
Pegasus California School in China had close ties to the Val Verde public school system.

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Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said he moved to Texas, joining a growing list of tech billionaires leaving California

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Former Uber Technologies Inc. CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick at NYSE during the company's IPO in New York
Travis Kalanick, former Uber CEO, has moved from California to Texas by the end of 2025.

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I've lived in San Francisco and Austin, and I want to move back to California. Here's what Texas is missing.

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Pavi Theva left San Francisco in 2019, but now she wants to move back

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