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Governor Newsom is convening a special session to protect California values, including fundamental civil rights, reproductive freedom, climate action, immigrant families, and more. Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation convening a special session of the California Legislature to safeguard California values and fundamental rights in the face of an incoming Trump administration. The special session will focus on bolstering California legal resources to protect civil rights,...
In what will surely be challenged as a violation of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution which states Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. California Governor Gavin Newsom signed three measures designed to remove deceptive content from large...
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 14 attorneys general in filing separate enforcement actions against TikTok for violations of state consumer protection laws. Filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court, Attorney General Bonta's action alleges that TikTok exploits and harms young users and deceives the public about the social media platform's dangers. The action seeks significant penalties, as well as...
Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed the following bills: • AB 98 by Assemblymember Juan Carrillo (D-Palmdale) – Planning and zoning: logistics use: truck routes. • AB 347 by Assemblymember Philip Ting (D-San Francisco) – Household product safety: toxic substances: testing and enforcement. • AB 772 by Assemblymember Dr. Corey Jackson (D-Moreno Valley) – Child day care facilities. • AB 796 by Assemblymember Dr. Akilah Weber (D-San Diego) – Athletic trainers. • AB 801 by Ass...
Governor Gavin Newsom today announced his appointment of 18 Superior Court Judges, which include one in Colusa County; one in Contra Costa County; five in Los Angeles County; two in Orange County; three in Sacramento County; one in San Bernardino County; four in San Diego County; and one in Sutter County. Colusa County Superior Court Brendan M. Farrell, of Colusa County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Colusa County Superior Court. Farrell has served as District Attorney of Colusa...
Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Heather Geldart, of Lincoln, has been appointed Chief Deputy Director of the Office of Oil Spill Prevention and Response at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Geldart has been Deputy Director of Disaster Debris Removal Operations at the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery since 2023. She was Integrated Program Manager at Arlington County Public Safety Communications and Emergency Management from...
Governor Gavin Newsom visited the Holocaust Museum LA on Monday with David Cassirer and the families of other Holocaust survivors to sign legislation that will help California residents recover art and other personal property stolen as a result of political persecution. Today,Monday September 16 at the Holocaust Museum LA, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 2867, legislation from Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (Encino) that will help California residents recover art and other...
California GovernorGavin Newsom today announced that he has signed the following bills sent to him by the California Legislature: AB 1170 by Assemblymember Avelino Valencia (D-Anaheim) – Political Reform Act of 1974: filing requirements. AB 1770 by the Committee on Emergency Management – Emergency services: Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission: seismic mitigation and earthquake early warning technology. AB 2094 by Assemblymember Heath Flora (R-Modesto) – Alcoholic beverage control: publi...
Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed the following bills: • AB 453 by Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside) – District-based elections. • AB 1849 by Assemblymember Tim Grayson (D-Concord) – Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act: services and repairs: travel trailers and motor homes. • AB 1861 by Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay) –Pest control: Pierce's disease. • AB 1966 by Assemblymember Laurie Davies (R-Laguna Niguel) – Human trafficking: notice: primary...
About 100 labor and racial equity activists joined Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas who represents Culver City and a group of legislative colleagues at the State Capitol West Steps today for a press conference to call on Governor Newsom to sign and fund SB 1340 to help ease the state's job crisis primarily impacting Californians from underserved communities of color. Senator MarÍa Elena Gonzalez, Asm. Liz Ortega and Asm. Isaac Bryan also attended the press conference to voice their support of the...
California Governor Gavin Newsom had a message for local governments: clean up homeless encampments now or lose out on state funding next year. The announcement on Thursday was part of an escalating campaign by the California governor to push local governments into doing more homeless encampment sweeps. In July, Newsom ordered state agencies to start clearing encampments on state land. The order cited a controversial US supreme court decision saying unhoused people sleeping outside can be...
California State Senate passes SB 1484 Protects California's children under 12 from appearing in informal juvenile or traffic court....
Senator Lola Smallwood- (D-Los Culver City) has released the following statement about her recent appointment by California Senate Pro Tem Mike McGuire as the new Chairperson of the Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee: "I am honored to serve as the new chair of this incredibly important committee because it uplifts legislation that helps empower and protect California's workers. From my longtime work on the frontlines of the labor movement and steadfast vision for an equitable...
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the arrival of the first group of migrants bused to Los Angeles, California from Texas. The migrants were dropped off at L.A. Union Station this evening. "Texas' small border towns remain overwhelmed and overrun by the thousands of people illegally crossing into Texas from Mexico because of President Biden's refusal to secure the border," said Governor Abbott. "Los Angeles is a major city that migrants seek to go to, particularly now that its city leaders...
California Attorney General Rob Bonta Saturday issued the following announcement regarding migrant arrivals in California: "Today (Saturday) I met with over a dozen migrants who were brought to Sacramento by private plane, with no prior arrangement or care in place," said Attorney General Bonta. "We are investigating the circumstances by which these individuals were brought to California. We are also evaluating potential criminal or civil action against those who transported or arranged for the...
AtnIn the lawsuit, the state argues that Elk Grove's denial of a supportive housing project for lower-income households at risk of homelessness violates state laws, including fair housing laws. California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Governor Gavin Newsom, and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) today filed a lawsuit against the City of Elk Grove, challenging the city's denial of a proposed supportive housing project in the city's Old Town Special Planning Area...
Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution to enshrine fundamental, broadly supported gun safety measures into law. While leaving the 2nd Amendment unchanged and respecting America's gun-owning tradition, the Governor's proposal guarantees common sense constitutional protections and gun safety measures that Democrats, Republicans, independent voters, and gun owners overwhelmingly support – including universal background checks, raising the firearm p...
