Newsom signs new laws cracking down on oil industry in California
In the latest setback for the oil industry in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed a new law that allows cities, counties, and local voters to block construction of …
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California governor signs bills to bolster gun control
SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several gun control measures Tuesday, including one that allows the court to consider stalking and animal cruelty as grounds to restrict access to …
Gov. Newsom signs bill limiting homebuyer sales contracts to 3 months – The Mercury News
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Tuesday, Sept. 24, limiting real estate contracts between homebuyers and their agents to three months, imposing a time limit on agreements that became mandatory …
Gov. Newsom signs California law banning medical debt from credit reports – The Mercury News
By Molly Castle Work | KFF Health News Californians with medical debt will no longer have to worry about unpaid medical bills showing up on their credit reports under legislation …
Gov. Newsom signs bills to boost farmworker housing
Farmworkers throughout California face overcrowded housing, substandard living conditions, and even homelessness as they labor to power the most productive agricultural state in the nation. But new laws could help …
California’s city-county feuds impede efforts to reduce homelessness
Over the last five years, the state government has spent some $24 billion to ameliorate homelessness, which, according to polls, is California’s most troublesome issue. Despite that immense financial commitment — …
Gov. Newsom signs law to teach Mendez v. Westminster in California schools – The Mercury News
A landmark court case involving an Orange County family and local school districts that helped bring about the end of segregation laws in schools around the country will be a …
Newsom signs smartphone bill
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed controversial legislation Monday requiring California school districts to limit student smartphone use during the school day by July 2026. The Phone-Free School Act – AB 3216 …
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law to protect children from social media addiction – The Mercury News
By SOPHIE AUSTIN SACRAMENTO — California will make it illegal for social media platforms to knowingly provide addictive feeds to children without parental consent beginning in 2027 under a new …
Newsom’s gas price proposal debated at special session legislative hearings – The Mercury News
Lawmakers gathered in Sacramento this week in a bid to prevent gas prices from soaring in the Golden State. The first two hearings of the state Assembly’s special session to consider …