#west-coast — Public Fediverse posts

From reality TV villain to mayor? Spencer Pratt tries to convince Los Angeles he should lead the city https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/16/spencer-pratt-los-angeles-mayor #LosAngeles #CaliforniaWildfires #Homelessness #Housing #KarenBass #Cities #California #UsPolitics #UsNews #WestCoast

US plan for Colorado River could cut up to 40% supply for Arizona, California and Nevada https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/15/us-plan-colorado-river-california-arizona-nevada #WestCoast #UsNews #Arizona #California #Nevada #Utah #Colorado #Wyoming #NewMexico #Drought #Rivers

A billionaire, a taco, reality TV: the top 4 attack lines in California’s elections https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/15/top-attack-lines-california-elections #California #UsPolitics #UsNews #WestCoast #KarenBass

ICE violently arrested a US citizen and filmed it ‘like a documentary’, videos reveal https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/15/ice-us-citizen-violent-arrest-documentary #IceUsImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement #WestCoast #California #UsImmigration #UsNews #UsPolitics

Top California Democratic strategist pleads guilty to $225,000 fraud charges https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/14/dana-williamson-california-democrat-strategist-fraud #California #Democrats #UsCrime #GavinNewsom #UsPolitics #UsNews #WestCoast

Three more people sick in California amid ‘unprecedented outbreak’ due to toxic mushrooms https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/14/napa-california-mushrooms #California #WestCoast #Poison #UsNews

Closing arguments begin in high-stakes Musk v OpenAI courtroom showdown https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/14/sam-altman-elon-musk-openai-lawsuit #Technology #ElonMusk #SamAltman #Openai #California #UsNews #WestCoast

Drug counselor who delivered ketamine dose that killed Matthew Perry gets two years https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/may/13/erik-fleming-matthew-perry-sentencing #MatthewPerry #Television #UsCrime #California #LosAngeles #Culture #UsNews #WestCoast

The Guardian | Meta profited from illegal scam ads, California county lawsuit alleges by Reuters

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California’s Santa Clara County has filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms, alleging the company profited from illegal scam ads on Facebook and Instagram in violation of the state’s false‑advertising and unfair‑business‑practice laws. The complaint, based on leaked internal documents, claims Meta earned up to $7 billion annually from “high‑risk” scam ads and that it largely tolerated such fraudulent advertising rather than broadly cracking down on it, even setting “guardrails” that limited anti‑scam measures when they threatened revenue. The county seeks restitution, civil damages, and an injunction to stop Meta’s alleged misconduct, accusing the firm of enabling middlemen to sell protected ad accounts, targeting users who previously clicked scam offers, and using generative AI to facilitate deceptive ads. Meta says it will defend itself, arguing the lawsuit misrepresents its anti‑scam efforts.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/13/meta-scam-ads-california-lawsuit

#Meta #SantaClara #Facebook #Instagram #AndyStone #TonyLoPresti #BernsteinLitowitz #RennePublic #BishopPartnoy #scams #technology #westcoast

Meta profited from illegal scam ads, California county lawsuit alleges https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/13/meta-scam-ads-california-lawsuit #Meta #Technology #Scams #Instagram #Facebook #California #UsNews #WestCoast

Trump news at a glance: despite presidential pressure, some Republicans in South Carolina take stand against redistricting https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/12/trump-news-latest-updates-today #TrumpAdministration #DonaldTrump #UsNews #UsPolitics #WestCoast

Mayor of California city resigns over charges of being a foreign agent of China https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/11/california-city-mayor-resigns-foreign-agent-charges #UsNews #California #WestCoast #UsJusticeSystem

Trump news at a glance: president says he ‘didn’t even finish reading’ Iran’s peace proposals https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/11/trump-news-latest-updates-today #TrumpAdministration #DonaldTrump #UsNews #UsPolitics #WestCoast

California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton mocked for misidentifying a ‘street taco’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/11/california-governor-candidate-mocked-street-taco #UsNews #California #WestCoast

‘A consistent pattern of lying’: Musk v OpenAI trial exposes what insiders think of Sam Altman https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/11/musk-v-openai-altman-trial #California #Technology #ElonMusk #SamAltman #Openai #UsNews #WestCoast

Amazon halts sales of illegal high-speed ebikes in California after fatal accidents https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/11/amazon-stops-sales-high-speed-ebikes-california #California #Amazon #Ecommerce #UsNews #WestCoast #Cycling #Cycling #Ebikes #Technology

Ketamine, TMS, a fecal analysis: my year trying San Francisco’s most experimental depression treatments https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/11/silicon-valley-depression-wellness-boom #Depression #SiliconValley #MentalHealth #Drugs #Health #Technology #SanFrancisco #California #WestCoast #UsNews

Flight of the Conchords’ US reunion brings needed joy: ‘Grateful you accepted people from outside your country’ https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/may/11/flight-of-the-conchords-us-reunion #FlightOfTheConchords #LosAngeles #California #NewZealand #UsNews #WestCoast #Music #Culture

Lasers in the sky: hi-tech missions track record snowpack loss in US west https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/11/critically-low-snowpack-west #WestCoast #ClimateCrisis #Environment #Drought #Snow #UsNews #Water

Weather tracker: US and Mexico brace for heatwave as deadly floods hit South Africa https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/11/weather-tracker-us-mexico-heatwave-floods-south-africa #Environment #SouthAfrica #Africa #WorldNews #UsNews #California #Arizona #Mexico #Americas #WestCoast

I went to visit my 90 year old mom today and cleaned up her driveway. She sent me home with a pot of clam chowder. Then my nephew came by with 5 crab. It’s a #westcoast kind of day! The picture is fuzzy because of the steam coming off the crab.

Betty Broderick, convicted in 1989 killings of ex-husband and his new wife, dies aged 78 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/09/betty-broderick-convicted-double-murder-ex-husband-wife-dead #California #UsPrisons #UsCrime #WestCoast #UsNews

Riding the D in Los Angeles: city famous for traffic hopes new subway stations will be a ‘game changer’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/09/los-angeles-subway-public-transportation #LosAngeles #CityTransport #WestCoast #California #UsNews #Cities