New rights give car buyers a 3-day window to return a used vehicle for a refund and mandate that landlords must equip apartments with stoves and refrigerators starting in the new year. Labor ...

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS. STATE LAWMAKERS SAY EBIKES ARE GETTING FASTER, AND IN SOME CASES, THEY’RE MORE DANGEROUS. A PROPOSED BILL WOULD CHANGE WHAT’S CONSIDERED AN E-BIKE VERSUS A MOTORCYCLE. KCRA ...

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More than 20 new California workplace laws take effect this year. Although that's not as many as in some previous years, "the ones that are notable are really notable," said employment attorney Joy ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Hundreds of new laws are taking effect in California in the new year. Here is a partial list. Plastic bags are on the way out in California. The state is expanding its ban on ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several new bills into law in 2025, with many of them addressing issues that continue to impact Californians such as consumer protections, labor and workplace ...

New year, new laws, the changes impacting your next grocery run. Developing more housing by transit hubs, how soon we could see crews break ground, more transparency on the price of cars, and new ...

From bans on declawing cats and plastic grocery bags to new anti-discrimination protections for students and cheaper insulin, a raft of new California laws takes effect Jan. 1, with others rolling out ...

EdSource · When teens counsel teens: Why peer support programs are growing California students are likely to see fewer cell phones and more gender-neutral bathrooms next year as new state education ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office this week described 2025 as “the year that would not end.” But it has, and ...

Legacy payroll system fails to process last-minute changes, causing overpayments State reclaimed $8.5 million in 2025; major departments recouped hundreds of thousands New California State Payroll ...