Climate & Environment
Gov. Gavin Newsom escalated his conflict with the fossil fuel industry by signing bills Wednesday that will shut down the sprawling Inglewood Oil Field by 2030 and hike the fees that companies must pay to cover the cost of cleaning up 40,000 idle wells across the state.
Sept. 25, 2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a plastic bag bill that will ban stores from offering heavyweight “reusable” plastic bags at the checkout line.
Sept. 22, 2024
Hollywood Inc.
Hollywood celebrities, including “Star Wars” star Mark Hamill, director J.J. Abrams and SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher sign a letter urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign AI safety bill SB 1047.
Sept. 24, 2024
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.
Sept. 23, 2024
Senate Bill 976 could inspire legal action by social media companies, which argued the legislation ‘unconstitutionally burdens’ access to content.
Sept. 20, 2024
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.
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.