Tag Archives: California

Damian Dovarganes/AP Tens of thousands of Black youth and women go missing across the U.S. each year. But their cases hardly ever grab national headlines, let alone receive the attention and resources dedicated to finding them. The state of California is taking steps to address that, creating a new statewide …

On October 7, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 418, known as the California Food Safety Act, into law. The historic legislation bans the “manufacturing, selling, delivering, distributing, holding, or offering for sale” of food products that contain four additives currently found in about 12,000 candies, cereals, and sodas. The contentious bill …

Two California laws are expected to take effect Jan. 1 that will prevent most employers from discriminating against one’s personal cannabis use, with the latest bill—if approved by the governor—making it unlawful for employers to ask employees, or applicants, about prior use. Senate Bill 700, authored by Sen. Steven Bradford …

Oct 8 (Reuters) – California Governor Gavin Newsom’s veto of a bill that would have banned caste discrimination was seen as “heartbreaking” by the legislation’s advocates while being welcomed by those who felt such a law would have stigmatized a minority in the state. The bill itself, as well as the buildup …

A federal judge in Washington D.C. has approved Jan. 6 defendant John Earle Sullivan’s request to subpoena a California filmmaker who followed him around the Capitol and was filmed in the Rotunda giving him a hug and telling him, “We did it!” Mr. Sullivan’s defense attorney on Oct. 5 asked …

California water officials and forecasters say the state is more prepared heading into winter after last year’s “miracle” year that delivered a deluge of water and snow to its drought-depleted reservoirs. The Golden State started a new “water year” Oct. 1 with major reservoirs filled above average—reaching 128 percent levels—according to California …

CHULA VISTA, Calif.—A man who stabbed another man in National City, then ran the victim over with a car was sentenced on Oct. 5 to 42 years to life in state prison. Thornell Brown, 58, was convicted by a Chula Vista jury of second-degree murder for the June 4, 2022, …

A California bill aimed at further regulating exports of electronic waste was signed into law Oct. 4 by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Senate Bill 568, authored by Sen. Josh Newman (D-Fullerton), now requires those exporting electronic waste or electronic devices to other states or foreign countries for recycling or disposal to …