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Mac Douglass | Editor

Mac Douglass, Editor in Chief, directs all content, reporting, and strategy at California Today. A hands-on EIC (to say the least), Mac publishes content across all topics. He strives to oversee the fact-first reporting California deserves.

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Did you know that every EV in California creates a $215 annual funding gap? post image
Legal Guides Transportation Gas Tax

Did you know that every EV in California creates a $215 annual funding gap?

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Flights from California to Bucharest have dropped well below $700 for late summer 2026 post image
Travel International Destinations Beyond California Today Flights

Flights from California to Bucharest have dropped well below $700 for late summer 2026

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What, exactly, is the California mileage tax? (Spoiler: It's not actually a "mileage tax") post image
Legal Tax Transportation Gas

What, exactly, is the California mileage tax? (Spoiler: It's not actually a "mileage tax")

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Can Trump actually use the "Insurrection Act" to deploy troops to Minneapolis? Here’s what the law says post image
Legal Politics Trump Insurrection Act

Can Trump actually use the "Insurrection Act" to deploy troops to Minneapolis? Here’s what the law says

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What, exactly, is the Insurrection Act? Understanding the 1807 law Trump is threatening to invoke post image
Legal Guides Politics Trump Insurrection Act

What, exactly, is the Insurrection Act? Understanding the 1807 law Trump is threatening to invoke

by Mac Douglass | Editor
California’s "TFAIA" frontier AI law copies its own playbook almost word for word post image
Legal AI Science & Technology

California’s "TFAIA" frontier AI law copies its own playbook almost word for word

by Mac Douglass | Editor
LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOOD WARNING extended to 2:00 AM PST in Oxnard, Ventura, and Port Hueneme on Christmas post image
Weather Disasters Climate Southern California Ventura Los Angeles Oxnard Traffic

LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOOD WARNING extended to 2:00 AM PST in Oxnard, Ventura, and Port Hueneme on Christmas

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What, exactly, is Trump's travel ban? Here's a breakdown, and the list of countries it applies to post image
Travel Trump Politics Legal Immigration International

What, exactly, is Trump's travel ban? Here's a breakdown, and the list of countries it applies to

by Mac Douglass | Editor
Supreme Court validates the “Redistricting War” between Texas and California post image
Politics Legal Proposition 50 Trump Elections

Supreme Court validates the “Redistricting War” between Texas and California

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California opts for conservative "Dry Year" strategy: 10% water allocation to start 2026 with reservoirs at 114% average post image
Climate Water Conservation Drought

California opts for conservative "Dry Year" strategy: 10% water allocation to start 2026 with reservoirs at 114% average

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Only 579,100 Californians live in drought conditions after historic November rains, down 96% from 13.3 million in just two weeks post image
Climate Drought Water Maps Conservation

Only 579,100 Californians live in drought conditions after historic November rains, down 96% from 13.3 million in just two weeks

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5.1 million fewer Californians live in drought conditions than did last week post image
Climate Conservation Water Drought Central Valley Maps Southern California

5.1 million fewer Californians live in drought conditions than did last week

by Mac Douglass | Editor