Editorial: Big oil will continue to fight to drill near homes in California
The oil industry's recent decision to abandon its efforts to overturn restrictions on oil drilling in California neighborhoods and withdraw…
legislation
A law has come into force limiting security deposits to one month.
In California, the days when you had to save up the equivalent of two or three months' rent for a…
California Legislature sends school gender notification bill to Newsom
SACRAMENT- After a chaotic Assembly debate filled with screams and tears, California lawmakers on Thursday sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a…
Will Google reach a deal with California media to fund journalism?
SACRAMENT- California news publishers and big tech companies appear to be inching toward an agreement on a controversial bill that…
California lawmakers reject proposal to limit water well drilling
In recent years, California water managers have seen a pattern emerge in agricultural areas of the Central Valley: Even as…
California lawmakers revive debate over requiring Big Tech to pay for news
SACRAMENT- California lawmakers have revived legislation to charge online platforms for the news articles they publish, a proposal that stalled…
Changes to retail theft laws may divide support for Prop. 47 initiative
SACRAMENT- Legislative leaders plan to fast-track bills to combat retail theft in California and are using the reform package to…
Amid bird flu, lawmakers in some states want to legalize raw milk
As health officials struggle to determine the spread of bird flu in American dairy cattle, some lawmakers are pushing to…
For some incarcerated women, getting menstrual products is a nightmare
One of the things Alissa Moore remembers clearly from her time in prison is how the guards mocked her when…
The housing crisis in California also affects pets
Animal welfare advocates gathered in sacrament recently to push for legislation to limit landlords' ability to ban pets or charge…