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California Loud Streaming Ads Ban Explained: What the New Law Means for Netflix, Hulu and Millions of Viewers

California's Senate Bill 576 requires streaming platforms to match advert volume with programme levels, addressing viewer complaints about loud commercials.

International Business Times UK · Jul 2

Garden Grove chemical leak crisis takes new turn as tank crack found amid explosion fears

Nearly 50,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in Orange County, California

The Independent UK · May 24

California bill would ban ICE agents from being near polling sites

Legislation responds to concerns that immigration officers could interfere with voting during November midterms

The Guardian - US · Feb 20

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New California law bans loud ads on streaming services for ‘peace and quiet’

Legislation was written by lawmaker whose aide had complained about ad breaks startling his newborn daughter

The Guardian - US · Oct 7, 2025

Fast-food workers rally as California lawmakers hold controversial franchise liability bill

LOS ANGELES — Scores of Los Angeles fast-food workers spent their Thursday protesting for higher pay and better working conditions, even as labor's latest legislative pushback against the restaurant industry has stalled.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 14, 2023

California bill requiring Big Tech to pay for news placed on hold until 2024

A California bill that would force tech companies such as Facebook and Google to pay publishers for news content has been put on hold in the Legislature until 2024.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 7, 2023

George Skelton: If the public doesn’t finance political candidates, special interests will happily step in

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — American politics will never be perfectly clean because politicians represent and reflect imperfect humans.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 14, 2023

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Why California Republicans still use Sacramento mass shooting in push to undo prison reforms

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — One year later, Sacramento’s deadliest mass shooting continues to shape discussions in the California Capitol. They revolve around one question: would lives have been saved if one of the suspects had served out his full prison sentence?

Tribune News Service · Apr 8, 2023

As fentanyl deaths surge in California, lawmakers kill bills that would punish dealers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As thousands of Californians die each year from drug overdoses fueled by fentanyl, a bitter fight has emerged in Sacramento over how lawmakers can hold dealers accountable without refilling state prisons and waging another "war on drugs."

Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2023

‘Never tried before’: California lawmakers use Texas tactics in bid to tackle ‘ghost guns’

Measure would let people sue weapons traffickers but faces skepticism from Democrats and gun policy groups

The Guardian - US · Apr 6, 2022

California may empower citizens to sue over illegal firearms

California may try an innovative new way to deter illegal weapons, spurred most recently by a mass shooting near the state Capitol

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

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