A law allowing adult victims of sexual assault to revive legal claims, AB 250, took effect in California on Jan. 1. In October 2025, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 250, creating a two-year window to ...

From bans on declawing cats and plastic grocery bags to new anti-discrimination protections for students and cheaper insulin, a raft of new California laws takes effect Jan. 1, with others rolling out ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several new bills into law in 2025, with many of them addressing issues that continue to impact Californians such as consumer protections, labor and workplace ...

The new parks in underserved areas of the Golden State are part of a larger initiative to preserve 30 percent of the state’s ...

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New year, new laws, the changes impacting your next grocery run. Developing more housing by transit hubs, how soon we could see crews break ground, more transparency on the price of cars, and new ...

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS. STATE LAWMAKERS SAY EBIKES ARE GETTING FASTER, AND IN SOME CASES, THEY’RE MORE DANGEROUS. A PROPOSED BILL WOULD CHANGE WHAT’S CONSIDERED AN E-BIKE VERSUS A MOTORCYCLE. KCRA ...

New rights give car buyers a 3-day window to return a used vehicle for a refund and mandate that landlords must equip apartments with stoves and refrigerators starting in the new year. Labor ...