California Laws That Go Into Effect on Jan. 1
Harsher penalties for serial shoplifters. A framework for Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes. New safeguards against artificial intelligence deepfakes.
The California Legislature passed hundreds of bills in...
‘No way, not possible’: California has a plan for new water rules. Will it save salmon from extinction?
The Newsom administration is refining a contentious set of proposed rules, years in the making, that would reshape how farms and cities draw water from...
California declared an emergency. How serious is bird flu?
California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in that state and causing sporadic...
California voters overwhelmingly support Proposition 36, new study says
A ballot measure that will increase the penalties for low-level thefts and drug possession has overwhelming support from California voters, according to a new study from the Public Policy Institute of California.
Why Ricardo Lara says his plan to fix California’s insurance crisis will work
You’re a California homeowner who just spent thousands of dollars to protect your property from wildfires — and saved maybe $100 on your insurance bill.
