The Third District Court of Appeal has rejected the view that causes of action asserted against the state under a Vehicle Code section that imposes liability for the negligent driving of public employees are immune from the Government Claims Act’s requirement that a party wishing to sue a governmental body must submit a written claim to that agency before seeking redress in court.

(Subscription required) Sanctions against lawyers who have filed court documents with fake citations and AI-invented quotes have soared, from $5,000 in the landmark 2023 case Mata v. Avianca to a recent six-digit figure.

Gov. Gavin Newsom approved a novel tax plan to keep California’s shrinking newsrooms afloat. It provides incentives for companies to hire journalists.

A state appeals court says a Bay Area journalist was entitled to report that a tech executive had been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, even though the arrest record had been sealed by police, which normally makes disclosure of its contents illegal.