San Jose, California, has passed its latest cohort of city employees through the AI Upskilling Program, a 10-week training course that is producing new tools to aid…
Search and recovery workers dig through debris looking for any survivors or remains of people swept up in the flash flooding at Camp Mystic on July 6, 2025 in Hunt, Texas. (Jim Vondruska / Getty Images)
North Dakota, California, and others are sending resources to Texas to aid in the state's recovery efforts after a catastrophic flood left dozens of people dead or…
California state Sen. Steve Padilla speaks during a press conference to promote SB 243 at the Capitol Annex Swing Space in Sacramento, California, on July, 8 2025. He was joined on stage by Rob Eleveld, CEO of the nonprofit Transparency Coalition (far left), Megan Garcia (left), state Sen. Josh Becker (right) and state Sen. Weber Pierson (far right). (Sophia Fox-Sowell / Scoop News Group)
CalHeatScore is the data-powered tool that’s designed to help local governments and their constituencies better prepare for levels of heat that can become health hazards.
California Chief Information Officer Liana Bailey-Crimmins says the state’s use of AI is “moving forward” but that she’s encouraging agency heads to think carefully.