Business and labor groups announced an agreement Tuesday to limit a California law on class-action workplace lawsuits and avoid a battle at the ballot box in November.
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These cities have a new tactic to evade California housing laws. Legal experts are dubious
A recent court ruling exempted five charter cities from a controversial housing law. That’s given anti-density advocates across California an idea.
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California’s Black legislators make case for reparations bills while launching statewide tour
California’s Black Legislative Caucus is touring the state to promote reparations bills that address forced prison labor and efforts to improve health, longevity and financial equity. The six-city tour is meant to urge the public to get involved in lobbying lawmakers.
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What the Supreme Court ruling on the abortion pill means for access in California
In its first ruling on reproductive rights since overturning Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit that questioned the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone.
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This seashell could be California’s next state symbol
A bill before the Legislature would select the black abalone as California’s official seashell. The author says it represents resilience to climate change and honors its history with Native American tribes.
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California gig worker law withstands challenge from Uber in federal appeals court
A 2020 California law compels businesses to offer employment benefits to more workers rather than treating them like independent contractors. Uber lost an effort to overturn the law with a ruling Monday by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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California’s highest court rejects ‘people as pollution’ argument for UC Berkeley housing
The California Supreme Court gave the green light Thursday for UC Berkeley to build student and homeless housing at People’s Park, ending a yearslong legal debate over whether student noise is an environmental pollutant.
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What Biden’s border order means for California
President Joe Biden’s executive action could allow border agents to immediately return migrants to Mexico without considering their asylum claims. While the White House says the new measures will bring order, advocates for migrants say it could cause more chaos and danger.
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How shots instead of pills could change California’s homeless crisis
Doctors on the front lines of California’s homelessness and mental health crises are using monthly injections to treat psychosis in their most vulnerable patients.
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Forget the first 220 failures to split California. This developer has a new plan to secede
The latest bid to break up California is the brainchild of a real estate developer in San Bernardino County. It taps into growing resistance to the state’s liberal governance by more conservative residents.