Scores of new California laws are going into effect in 2025 after Gov. Gavin Newsom took action on hundreds of bills that crossed his desk last year. Among the legislation Newsom signed into law ...

During California's latest two-year legislative session, nearly 5,000 bills were introduced, with almost half failing without ...

Deputies in Northern California are crediting a new law for their success in several retail theft operations. The law ...

One expands the Coogan Act, a longtime California law that requires parents to open a trust and set aside at least 15% of their child actor’s gross earnings. The new rules have been expanded to ...

California has a few major changes coming to its health policy landscape in 2025. New laws that took effect Jan. 1 ban ...

Sacramento-area prosecutors have wasted no time using a new law that was approved by voters in November. It was a key ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Artificial intelligence is having a greater impact on our lives and numerous new laws in California aim to make sure AI does not become a detriment. They are just some of the ...

California lawmakers passed roughly 1,200 bills last year, including some that resulted in unforeseeable wins by Republicans, promising protections for consumers and small strides for those in the ...

Donor-Advised Funds Support KQED by using your donor-advised fund to make a charitable gift. Sixty new housing laws will go into effect in California this year, including several that apply to renters ...

New state laws taking effect this month aim to confront the nation’s ongoing housing crisis in various ways, from expanding ...