Again breaking rank with his party on an environmental issue, Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham (R-San Luis Obispo) introduced a resolution this week opposing the Trump Administration’s rollbacks of fuel emission standards. Read More …
Faced with pressure from the beverage industry, which funded a potentially game-changing ballot measure in order to halt local soda tax initiatives, the state of California adopted a law that prohibits cities and counties from taxing soda for the next 12 years. Read More …
Following spirited debate between community members over California’s sanctuary state law, the Paso Robles City Council decided Tuesday not to take a formal position supporting or opposing the controversial statute, despite Read More …
Amid nationwide debate over California’s sanctuary state law, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued guidelines on Wednesday instructing law enforcement on how to comply with Senate Bill 54. Read More …
It is not just the federal government that is challenging California over its sanctuary state law. On Monday night, the Orange County city of Los Alamitos preliminarily approved an ordinance exempting the municipality from the sanctuary state law. Read More …
The California Senate Rules Committee reprimanded a state senator and ordered him not to initiate any more hugs following a sexual harassment investigation into his hugging practices. Read More …
In the aftermath of the passage of legislation aimed at limiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in California, the state has released rules employers must follow or risk fines of up to $10,000 per offense.
The Immigrant Worker Protection Act prohibits employers from voluntarily granting ICE agents access to private areas of worksites or to employee records. Read More …
A bill that would require public universities in California to make abortion medication available on campus passed the state Senate on Monday. Abortion medication consists of two doses that a woman Read More …
In similar fashion to what the city of San Luis Obispo has already done, the state of California is considering prohibiting restaurants from providing customers with single-use plastic straws unless customers Read More …
California’s controversial gas tax increase took effect Wednesday, raising the base tax on gasoline 12 cents from 18 cents per gallon to 30 cents per gallon. Read More …