Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three bills into law this week authored by Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur that address pet rescue during disasters, streamline identity document changes for transgender Californians and
California wildfire survivors will face fewer burdens on their road to recovery after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 495, authored by Sen. Ben Allen and sponsored by Insurance Commissioner
Senate Bill 663, authored by Sen. Ben Allen, was signed into law to deliver property tax relief for survivors of the 2025 LA fires and the 2024 Mountain and Franklin
California has enacted the nation's most comprehensive car buyer protection law, creating a first-in-the-nation three-day return period for used vehicles and requiring dealers to provide transparent pricing while
When Santa Monica recently announced a fiscal crisis, it was largely due to legal settlements for the actions of one man, who abused innocent children and far too many of
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed AB 715, landmark legislation aimed at addressing rising antisemitism in California's K-12 schools, according to an announcement from the bill's lead
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 39, the Local Electrification Planning Act, into law Tuesday, requiring California cities and counties with populations exceeding 75,000 to create electrification plans prioritizing low-income
There’s a green button for “aye” and a red button for “no” on Concord Assemblymember Anamarie Ávila Farías’ desk.
She feels obligated to push one of those buttons for
Senate Bill 495, authored by Sen. Ben Allen, D-Pacific Palisades, passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee, advancing legislation to increase upfront insurance payments for disaster victims.
The bill would require insurers
Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced that California's Sites Reservoir project has received nearly $219 million in additional state funding to accelerate construction of what will become the nation&
At town halls across the nation, including in California, residents have confronted their members of Congress face-to-face to voice their fears and frustrations over Trump administration policies, from cuts to
Two seemingly diametrically opposed things were both true about California’s budget in 2023.
The state had to pare down its spending as it confronted a nearly $32 billion deficit
