A new California law will use a "5-step test" to determine which children need booster seats while riding in a car.
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In 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed more than a dozen bills that significantly expand and reform employer obligations in ...
California lawmakers have passed numerous laws this year, including ones that could help residents as they navigate buying a ...
A slate of new California laws going into effect in 2026 runs the gamut from cat declawing to mask bans for law enforcement ...
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This edition of The Essentials coincides with the close of California’s 2025 legislative session and summarizes the most ...
In a 160-page opinion, federal Judge Jeffrey Brown concluded that, “Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially ...
No,” Ashley replied, in a soft voice. In San Francisco, I met a man living in a nest of tarps and twigs, swatting invisible ...
California Rep. Eric Swalwell, a vocal critic of Donald Trump, is joining the crowded field of Democrats in the state’s open governor’s race.