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The OaklandsideReportingBy Esther Kaplan
Meta trial claiming platforms addicted children begins in Oakland

Meta trial claiming platforms addicted children begins in Oakland California Attorney General Rob Bonta arrives at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse for a high-profile trial of Meta on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Oakland. " data-large-file="https://oaklandside.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26230566107039-1600x1067.jpg" /> California’s Attorney General argues the social media giant misled the public about the mental health impacts of Instagram and Facebook on its youngest users.

Rob Bonta
Crime and Law EnforcementHealthMental HealthSocial MediaOaklandCalifornia
CalMattersReportingBy Lynn La
Newsom closed 5 prisons. What happened to the towns around them?

About 15 years ago, the former prison towns of Blythe and Susanville were getting by relatively well. Many of towns’ residents were steadily employed by the state, and their good wages and benefits helped fuel the local, albeit isolated, economies. But after changes in California’s criminal sentencing laws led to fewer people being incarcerated — […]

Gavin Newsom
Government Operations and PoliticsCrime and Law EnforcementPrison ClosuresEconomic ImpactBlytheSusanvilleCalifornia