Newsom sides with industry, vetoes bill on factories near homes and schools

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required more polluting facilities built near homes and schools to undergo environmental review — a decision that keeps in place looser rules he championed to speed up development in California. The bill authored by…

A timeline of California’s decades-long fight to keep Hollywood in state

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A high-profile fight between California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Paramount Skydance resolved Monday with a settlement that clears a path for the company to continue with its planned acquisition of another century-old studio, Warner Bros. Discovery.  The deal comes after Paramount threatened…