The outreach was particularly noteworthy because Google had not itself taken a public position on the bill. The tech giant was so quiet about its opposition that Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal, the author of AB 566, did not know about Google’s email push until a CalMatters reporter asked.
The California Legislature slogged through a marathon final week this week, extending its session into Saturday to push through a major package of climate and energy policies.
Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed a set of bills meant to check the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown in California, including a first-in-the nation measure to prohibit officers from wearing masks and others that limit their access to schools and hospitals.
Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed a set of bills meant to check the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown in California, including a first-in-the nation measure to prohibit officers from wearing masks and others that limit their access to schools and hospitals.
The outreach was particularly noteworthy because Google had not itself taken a public position on the bill. The tech giant was so quiet about its opposition that Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal, the author of AB 566, did not know about Google’s email push until a CalMatters reporter asked.
The California Legislature slogged through a marathon final week this week, extending its session into Saturday to push through a major package of climate and energy policies.
In the most-comprehensive look yet at whether people are using Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court, CalMatters found that far fewer Californians are enrolled in the mental health program than he projected.
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A group of California Republicans is suing the state to block the Democratic-controlled Legislature from considering the bills that would allow Gov. Gavin Newsom to facilitate a special election on gerrymandered congressional maps.
The legal action could slow
Childhood sexual assault litigation may be reformed again. In 2019, the legislature extended the statute of limitations around child sex assault cases, giving plaintiffs until their 40th birthday to file. In 2022, the legislature almost entirely removed the statute of limitations. With public agencies facing a tidal wave of lawsuits,
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