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Years after California legalized cannabis with Proposition 64, some supporters say it has not met expectations, while those who opposed the initiative say it has proved worse than they feared. → Read More
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation to allow cannabis products to be advertised on freeway billboards. → Read More
Gov. Gavin Newsom has acted on bills aimed at reducing prison sentences for people convicted of drug- and gang-related crimes, despite concerns from prosecutors that the measures will hinder efforts to protect Californians. → Read More
The legislation was signed into law shortly after after Newsom survived a recall election in which those seeking to remove him from office cited problems that included long waits for unemployment benefits for hundreds of thousands of jobless Californians. → Read More
The aim of the legislation is to discourage vaping by minors and bring taxes on e-cigarettes more in line with levies on other tobacco products, according to state Sen. Anna Caballero (D-Salinas), who authored SB 395. → Read More
The changes include raising the minimum age for officers to 21 and allowing badges to be taken away for excessive force, dishonesty and racial bias. → Read More
Some California eviction protections end on Sept. 30, but many of the state's renters will qualify for other assistance programs. → Read More
Auditor Elaine Howle says delays in the rent relief program and uncertainty over federal rules raise concern that California won't distribute $1.8 billion by Sept. 30. → Read More
Tuesday's election will decide the fate of Gov. Gavin Newsom — for now. But with the 2022 vote on the horizon, both Democrats and Republicans are unlikely to ease off the politicking anytime soon. → Read More
On the final weekend of campaigning before Tuesday's recall election, California gubernatorial candidates leaned into their efforts, making multiple stops in a last-minute effort to get out the vote. → Read More
Hundreds of bills passed by the Democrat-controlled Legislature during the past week are headed to Newsom, who is in a final push to stay in office while facing a Republican-led recall election Tuesday. → Read More
The action comes five years after a California law allowed doctors to prescribe lethal doses of drugs to terminally ill people who want to ingest them on their own to end their lives → Read More
Legislation passed Thursday would require the California Employment Development Department to enact far-reaching changes recommended by state audits. → Read More
The national bail industry that spent $10 million to defeat a 'zero bail' measure in November is lobbying hard against new proposed legislation. → Read More
The bill gives new powers to the state's 17-member Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training to suspend or revoke officers' certification. → Read More
The Newsom administration has announced that $600 stimulus payments are being delivered to millions of Californians as ballots are being cast on whether to recall the governor from office. → Read More
Legislation to speed up an overhaul of California’s unemployment benefits system fizzled Thursday when it was sidelined by lawmakers. → Read More
The long-standing problems at California's Employment Development Department have become a leading issue for the campaign seeking to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom from office on Sept. 14. → Read More
Bonta's attorney general campaign reported raising $1.6 million in contributions since he was appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, a financial disclosure report shows. → Read More
After a federal judge's ruling declared it unconstitutional, gun safety advocates fear California's trailblazing work is in jeopardy, concerned that the decision could help unravel decades of hard-fought progress here and across the country. → Read More