Climate & Environment
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a plastic bag bill that will ban stores from offering heavyweight “reusable” plastic bags at the checkout line.
California
‘A task force to study the events that occurred [at Chavez Ravine] should be established at the local level,’ Newsom wrote in his veto statement.
Sept. 21, 2024
Both UC and CSU had expressed concerns about the bill, saying it could cause them to run afoul of federal law.
Senate Bill 976 could inspire legal action by social media companies, which argued the legislation ‘unconstitutionally burdens’ access to content.
Sept. 20, 2024
Letters to the Editor
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “squandering of his family’s good name is hard to watch, let alone fathom,” says a reader.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of housing bills that tweak a number of existing laws to boost the supply of housing, including income-restricted units.
Sept. 19, 2024
Opinion
If Gov. Newsom vetoes SB 1047, the forces of anti-regulation — AI companies — will have little incentive to work on alternatives.
World & Nation
The National Marine Fisheries Service is investigating claim that RFK Jr. cut off the head of a dead whale and took it home two decades ago.
Hollywood Inc.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed bills that offer actors more AI protections and address AI-generated false content in political ads.
Sept. 17, 2024
The governor has a chance to support rooftop solar, protect farmworkers from heat and dump plastic bags.