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Newsom Signs Bill Creating Council To Set Standards For Fast Food Industry
It's a measure supporters say will give industry workers a voice in determining workplace standards.
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'Highest Demand Ever': California Could Break Record For Energy Demand This Week
Officials are urging Californians to step up energy conservation efforts to avoid power outages.
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In San Diego, Four Public Safety Employees Made $200k Plus In Overtime In 2021
A police officer was the highest paid in the city in 2021 with gross pay of $359,138 including $219,805 in overtime.
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California Lawmakers Kill Bill To Require Companies To Disclose Emissions Data
The bill was one vote short of passing and failed on the floor of the Assembly Wednesday night.
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Saving California's Last Nuke Plant Could Save Ratepayers Money, Energy Suppliers Say
California lawmakers sent a proposal to Gov. Gavin Newsom that could extend the life of the state’s last nuclear plant through 2030.
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California Regulators Request EV Charge Pause, Energy Conservation For Heat
The alert is the first of what could be several Flex Alerts issued throughout the holiday weekend.
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California Lawmakers Kill Bill That Would Have Let Legislative Staff Unionize
Lawmakers in the Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement ultimately rejected Assembly Bill 1577 on Wednesday, a measure t ...
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California Lawmakers Send Social Media Privacy, Transparency Bills To Newsom
Lawmakers in the Assembly voted to pass AB 2273 and AB 587, shortly after senators passed the measures.
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California CARE Court Bill Heads To Newsom
The bill provides court-ordered treatment plans and supportive services for people on the schizophrenia spectrum or psychotic disorders.
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California Lawmakers Expand Budget To Help Some Out-Of-State Residents Travel For Abortions
The measure would administer grants from the state's Abortion Practical Support Fund to nonprofits that assist low-income abortion patients.
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Op-Ed: California Billboards Don't Tell The Whole Story
Understandably, some are upset with that turn of events, but the billboards put up in Los Angeles and San Francisco are a cheap shot.
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Bill Banning Many Residential Parking Mandates Near Transit Heads To Newsom
Bill would cut back on minimum parking requirements for new development near public transit, reducing cost of housing production.
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Bill Allowing State Panel To Set Fast Food Worker Wages, Benefits Heads To Newsom
It would authorize the creation of a Fast-Food Council to establish "sector-wide minimum standards" for wages, working conditions and hours.
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California Lawmakers Closer To Expanding COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
California could soon extend COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave through December and offer grants to certain nonprofits and businesses.
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California Lawmakers Reintroduce Amended Zero Bail Bill In Waning Days Of Session
With California’s legislative session to end Aug. 31, lawmakers this week resurrected last-minute proposal to reform state's bail system.
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California Lawmakers Compromise On Housing Production In Commercial Zones
Leading lawmakers announced that they would support two measures, allowing housing development on much of the state’s commercial land.
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California Lawmakers Reject Measure Keeping Bars Open To 4 A.M. In Certain Cities
Lawmakers in the State Assembly on both sides of the aisle voted Wednesday to reject Senate Bill 930, a local control bill.
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Californian Disabled Veterans Weigh Future Elsewhere After Silent Defeat Of Property Tax Aid
California lawmakers quietly killed a bill this month that would have offered property tax exemptions for 100% disabled veterans.
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California Officially Requires All New Cars Sold To Be Zero-Emission By 2035
This move will make the Golden State one of the first jurisdictions in the world to enact this increasingly costly requirement.
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New California Homicide Data Shows Increase In 2021
"Homicides in California increased 7.2% in 2021 as compared to 2020," data released Thursday by Attorney General Rob Bonta revealed.