By JOSH FRIEDMAN California lawmakers have passed a bill calling to extend the operating life of Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant by five years, pushing back its closure from 2025 to Read More …
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A bill co-authored by Central Coast Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham that would have punished social media companies for creating platforms that addict children has died in the state Senate. Read More …
By JOSH FRIEDMAN California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a bill modeled after a Texas abortion law that will allow Californians to sue those who make, sell, transport or distribute Read More …
By JOSH FRIEDMAN An estimated 70,000 truck owner-operators, representing much of California’s transport industry, are now in legal limbo due to the status of the state’s gig economy law, raising concerns Read More …
By JOSH FRIEDMAN For the second consecutive month, a judge has struck down a California law requiring diversity on corporate boards. SB 826, signed into law in 2018, required every publicly Read More …
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A bill in the California Legislature would shorten the workweek, as defined by state law, from 40 to 32 hours. If adopted, AB 2932 would require companies with Read More …
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Los Angeles judge ruled on Friday that a California law requiring corporations to include members of underrepresented groups on their boards of directors is unconstitutional. [LA Times] Read More …
By JOSH FRIEDMAN California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced new legislation modeled after a Texas abortion law that would allow Californians to sue gun manufacturers. After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Read More …
A bill signed into law Friday by California Gov. Gavin Newsom will require some businesses, particularly in the hospitality sector, to attempt to rehire workers who lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic. Read More …
A California lawmaker announced he plans to introduce legislation that would decriminalized psychedelic drugs. Read More …