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One of three e-bike laws Gov. Newsom signed also requires speedometers and lights on new bikes from 2029; another targets stores that sell e-motos as e-bikes.
With an El Nino winter ahead, CalMatters compared the governor candidates: Steve Hilton backs Sites Reservoir and a higher Shasta Dam but opposes the Delta tunnel, while Xavier Becerra says he will listen and keeps the tunnel on the table.
California and France have established a bilateral climate partnership to coordinate on clean energy deployment, electric grid reliability, wildfire defense, and the energy impacts of artificial intelligence.
State emergency managers have stockpiled millions of sandbags, portable flood barriers, and stone across 68 depots statewide as California reinforces water systems ahead of winter storms.
A health care workers union says the measure would steer clinic money to patients; clinics, doctors and both major parties say penalties could force cuts or closures. A September poll found one in three likely voters in favor.
Pleasanton households with unused California SUN Bucks can check their own loading date and balance through the state’s official EBT tools.
Riverside County's registrar confirmed Sept. 29 it has the ballots back, days after California's high court ruled unanimously that the sheriff's seizure violated state election law.
Bills Gov. Gavin Newsom signed in September add early math screening, ease English learner reclassification, loosen Prop. 28 arts rules and set an under-16 social media limit.
California voters will decide the proposed wealth tax Nov. 3. Official ballot materials spell out who would pay, where the money would go and the limits written into its amendment clause.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed measures establishing a state commercial framework for fusion energy, assessing advanced nuclear power, and allocating $30 million to expand quantum computing research.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed a comprehensive package of thirteen bills and an executive order establishing first-in-the-nation workplace artificial intelligence protections, employee surveillance bans, and healthcare clinical decision safeguards.
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 895, placing a $7.5 billion science, health, and climate research bond before California voters in March 2028.
California health officials reported that CARE Act courts and diversion pathways have engaged more than 10,000 residents in acute mental health crises, alongside the debut of a statewide behavioral health transparency dashboard.
AB 2222, signed Sept. 30, offers refundable credits for eligible California newsrooms starting with the 2027 tax year.
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a comprehensive legislative package updating California antitrust enforcement under the Cartwright Act and streamlining commercial building and pop-up permits for small businesses.
AB 1556 clarifies state funding eligibility for recovery housing with sobriety rules. Providers must offer residents who relapse a transfer option, according to CalMatters.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed bipartisan legislation expanding property tax exemptions, educational priority, and paid leave protections for California veterans.
California has enacted legislation establishing a voluntary front-of-package certification for non-ultraprocessed foods, prohibiting over-the-counter diet pill sales to minors, and expanding restaurant nutritional disclosures.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed nine bills expanding reproductive healthcare access across California, permitting community college clinics to provide medication abortion, expanding nurse-midwife authority, and eliminating Medi-Cal lactation preauthorization.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation prohibiting public officials from issuing meme coins, establishing crypto restitution frameworks, and banning bot scalping of dining and golf reservations.
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a six-bill legislative package priority list from the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus, strengthening medical privacy protections, expanding preventative healthcare access, and enhancing veteran and student support services.
