California has unveiled new dashboards that help Californians track the state’s wildfire prevention work.

The state of California has launched its redesigned CA.gov website as part of the state’s ongoing digital strategy to improve user experience, accessibility, and service delivery for state residents.

Yolo County, Calif., has launched Alert Yolo, a county-wide emergency notification system. Under the new system, residents in Davis, West Sacramento, Winters, Woodland, and the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, as well as unincorporated areas of Yolo County, will now receive timely and accurate information during emergencies.

Ahead of the 2024 state elections, California is looking to combat deepfakes and other deceptive digitally generated or altered content in election campaigns.

California is using a new mental health website – mentalhealth.ca.gov – as an accountability tool to track implementation progress of Proposition 1 and other behavioral health initiatives to expand access to care and supportive housing.

California wants industry’s innovative generative artificial intelligence solutions to help the state combat its housing and homelessness crisis. 

Chris Mattmann has been named University of California, Los Angeles’ (UCLA) first chief data and artificial intelligence officer. Mattmann is not only the first chief data and artificial intelligence officer at UCLA, but the first at any University of California campus.

The Carbon Mapper Coalition, a California-based coalition that includes the state government and philanthropic organizations, has launched a methane-detecting satellite that will help track dangerous pollutants including methane.

California residents will soon be able to keep their driver’s licenses and state ID cards in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet.

In a letter to all school districts in his state, Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom called on school leaders to restrict student smartphone use in classrooms as the new academic year begins.