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Feeling the heat: California poised to protect indoor workers from extreme temperatures

by Samantha Young, for KFF Health News January 7, 2024January 5, 2024

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Fentanyl traffickers will get longer sentences under new law penned by Stockton legislator

Surprise ambulance bills put these families in debt. A new state law bans the practice

by Kristen Hwang, CalMatters December 30, 2023December 27, 2023

California workers can look forward to more paid sick leave under new law effective Jan. 1

by Sameea Kamal, CalMatters December 29, 2023December 27, 2023

New California laws provide employment protections for off-the-job cannabis users

by Katy St. Clair, Bay City News December 25, 2023December 24, 2023

‘A new era for water reuse’: California OK’s rules that turn sewage into drinking water

by Rachel Becker, CalMatters December 23, 2023December 20, 2023

Hayward cracking down on illegal sideshows with promise of fines and jail for spectators

by Kathleen Kirkwood, Bay City News December 19, 2023December 15, 2023

California can take kids from abused moms — Here’s why the separation can harm both

by Chrisanna Mink, CalMatters December 13, 2023December 11, 2023

‘It’s simple math’: Newsom signs 56 housing bills to boost affordability, assist tenants

by Katy St. Clair, Bay City News October 12, 2023April 4, 2024

New voting laws designed to improve access, counting of vote-by-mail ballots in California

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