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California bill to accelerate undergrounding of power lines awaits governor's signature

A bill that supporters say will help reduce the incidence of deadly wildfires — especially in the Northern California service territory of Pacific Gas & Electric — by streamlining efforts to place power lines underground awaits the signature of Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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California kindergarten saw big enrollment drop during pandemic. What's happening now?

LOS ANGELES — No grade level suffered a steeper enrollment drop during the COVID-19 pandemic than kindergarten, driven by what many parents saw as the futility of placing a 5-year-old in front of a computer all day.

Los Angeles Times

Caravan pressures Gov. Newsom to extend unemployment benefits to undocumented Californians

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With hundreds of bills awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s veto or approval, dozens of undocumented immigrant workers and allies are crossing the state in a two-day vehicle caravan to pressure him to sign legislation that would extend unemployment benefits to all Californians regardless of immigration status.

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Gavin Newsom for president? He’s impressing Democratic insiders with blasts at Republicans

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s public slugfests with the governors of Texas and Florida over immigration and abortion is generating important national attention. But perhaps even more importantly — assuming he has further political aspirations — his more aggressive demeanor is endearing him to influential Democratic insiders.

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Editorial: Gov. Pritzker, don’t follow California in banning gas-powered car sales

Taking aim at climate change, California last month announced plans to phase out the sale of new, gasoline-powered vehicles. As of 2035, the Golden State will allow only electric vehicles (EVs) to be sold new, though used-car sales will remain unrestricted.

Chicago Tribune

Arizona abortion clinics send women to other states

Women seeking abortions across Arizona were forced to find alternatives beyond the state’s borders after a court ruling last week cleared the way for prosecutors to charge doctors and others who help a woman end a pregnancy unless her life is in danger

The Independent UK

Newsom vetoes bill aimed at preventing light pollution

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have dimmed the light pollution emanating from state buildings, writing that the proposed law was an "overly broad mandate" whose costs California is currently ill-equipped to cover.

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It just got harder in California to steal and then sell catalytic converters

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Sunday that he signed legislation to crack down on rampant vehicle catalytic converter theft by making it illegal for recyclers to buy the valuable car part from anyone other than the legal owner or a licensed dealer.

Los Angeles Times

New law will remove the word 'squaw' from California place names

In a ceremony joined by Native American tribal leaders, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a bill that will remove the word "squaw" from nearly 100 geographic features and place names across California.

Los Angeles Times

Can this law solve the plastic crisis?

Thanks to a law signed this past June, there could be much less plastic waste in California within a decade

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Proposition 31 will let California voters decide whether they want to ban flavored tobacco products

California voters will decide in November whether to uphold or block a law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed in 2020 that banned the sale of certain flavored tobacco products, an effort by anti-tobacco advocates to stop a youth vaping crisis and weaken the industry's influence in the state.

Los Angeles Times

Newsom vetoes ‘premature’ crypto oversight bill for California

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would require crypto financial-service businesses to get a special license to operate, calling it premature and costly.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a law giving undocumented immigrants another way to get a California ID

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Undocumented Californians without driver’s licenses will soon have a new way to obtain state identification cards.

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Newsom signs law removing ‘squaw’ across California. What it means for Squaw Valley

FRENSO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a state bill on Friday, California Native American Day, that will remove the word “squaw,” now widely considered a slur, from California places by 2025.

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California voters to decide whether to strengthen state's abortion law

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California voters will decide whether to reinforce the state's abortion protections under Proposition 1, a measure that is expected to drive voters to the polls this November. And that was the whole point, opponents say.

The Independent UK

California governor travels to Texas amid feud with GOP

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is traveling to Texas amid a public feud with the state's Republican governor

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California gas is ‘out of whack’ – nearly $2 more than national average

California has long been known as the country’s priciest place to fill up your tank, but these days the Golden State is “completely out of whack.”

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: The fast-food industry gears up to kill another pro-worker state law

Political PR and advertising firms in California are going to owe Gov. Gavin Newsom a huge favor. That's because by signing the so-called Fast Recovery Act on Sept. 5, he opened the door to what could be hundreds of millions of dollars in spending by fast-food companies to kill it.

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George Skelton: Optometrists, ophthalmologists square off over bill to expand role of primary care eye doctors

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — There's a nonsensical disconnect in California's efforts to provide universal health care. There aren't enough doctors willing to accept the state's small fees for treating low-income patients.

Los Angeles Times

After LA Times investigation, law passed to force California to clear pot convictions faster

LOS ANGELES — California has new deadlines to dismiss and seal many cannabis convictions under a law signed this week by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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Should California take more time on reparations? Advocates want Newsom to veto extension

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California cemented a major milestone earlier this year when a government-appointed committee recommended that Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers provide reparations to the descendants of enslaved people.

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‘Need an abortion? California is ready to help.’ The story behind new SC billboard

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina is in the crosshairs of California’s Democratic governor over its restrictive abortion policies.

Los Angeles Times

Column: Newsom for president — is he or isn’t he? Maybe it’s both

Is he or isn’t he?

Los Angeles Times

California Legislature passes bill to protect fast-food workers

A California bill that aims to improve and standardize working conditions for fast-food workers will head to the desk of Gov. Gavin Newsom after winning passage in the state Senate and Assembly on Monday over objections from business interests, which say it unfairly targets the fast-food industry and will drive…

Los Angeles Times

California workers won't have to worry about being fired, or not hired, for off-the-clock marijuana use

It will soon be illegal for California employers to let workers' offsite and outside-of-work marijuana use be a factor in hiring or firing decisions, according to a new state law.

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