Bay Area California new laws for 2024: Consumer protection beefed up By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters | December 28, 2023 A new law, sponsored by Attorney General Rob Bonta, will create a fund designed to fully compensate victims of false advertising or unfair competition.
City Survey: Recreation Department seeks input on girls+ sports participation By City of Piedmont | December 28, 2023 Last chance to provide input -- survey is open through January 26.
Elections Vince Fong allowed to run to succeed Kevin McCarthy By Yue Stella Yu | CalMatters | December 28, 2023 The Bakersfield Republican can run in the 2024 election for Congress even though he had already filed to run for his state Assembly seat.
Bay Area California new laws for 2024: Employees get protection for using cannabis By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters | December 28, 2023 Employers in California can’t ask workers about their use of cannabis outside the workplace and can’t use hair or urine tests.
Bay Area California is pressing universities to repatriate thousands of Native American remains and artifacts, but results are mixed By Amelia Wu and Helena San Roque | CalMatters | December 26, 2023 Only UCLA and Cal State Long Beach have returned a majority of their collections back to local tribes.
City Housing Element is a go, but devil is in the details By Sam Richards | December 22, 2023 Piedmont has until Jan 31 to submit Zoning Ordinance revisions, with more study sessions to come; plus: student athletes honored.
Real Estate Assembly committee on retail theft calls for more data, reforms during its first hearing By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News Foundation | December 22, 2023 Representatives from retail, real estate, public policy, and law enforcement fields shared information.
Housing State’s end-of-year affordable housing bonanza likely to leave dozens of near-ready projects ‘mothballed’ By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | December 22, 2023 The state has hundreds of millions to spend, but developers say they need billions.
Bay Area California is raising the minimum wage for 2 industries. Others could see pay hikes, too By Levi Sumagaysay and Shreya Agrawal | CalMatters | December 21, 2023 Fast-food workers and health workers will see minimum pay rates increase.
California California man who joined hunger strike in ICE detention seeks $1 million in complaint By Justo Robles | CalMatters | December 21, 2023 California remains at the center of debates nationwide over migrant populations.