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California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will sign climate-focused transparency laws for big business

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he plans to sign into law a pair of climate-focused bills intended to force major corporations to be more transparent about greenhouse gas emissions and the financial risks stemming from global warming.

California lawmakers approve the nationโ€™s most sweeping emissions disclosure rules for big business

California lawmakers have approved legislation requiring major companies to disclose a sweeping range of greenhouse gas emissions.

LGBTQ+ activists call for new strategies to promote equality after Target backlash

Activists in the LGBTQ+ community are calling for new ways to mobilize against threats to their long fight for equality.

San Francisco to repeal boycott of anti-LGBT states

San Francisco is repealing a ban on city-funded travel to 30 states that it says restrict abortion, voting and LGBTQ rights after determining the boycott is doing more harm than good.

California will try to enshrine right to same-sex marriage

California lawmakers are going to try to officially repeal a 15-year-old voter initiative meant to ban same-sex marriage in the state.

Have a safe trip: Oregon trains magic mushroom facilitators

Oregon will begin allowing licensed, regulated use of psychedelic mushrooms in 2023.

New law aims to make California haven for transgender youth

A new law aims to stop other states from punishing children who come to California for gender-affirming care.

California won't expand teen vaccines without parental OK

California won't allow teens age 15 and up to be vaccinated against the coronavirus without their parents' consent.

California governor declares monkeypox state of emergency

Californiaโ€™s governor has declared a state of emergency to speed efforts to combat the monkeypox outbreak.

California not ready to declare emergency over monkeypox

California's public health officer says officials are pressing for more vaccine and closely monitoring the spread of the monkeypox virus.

San Francisco declares emergency over monkeypox spread

The mayor of San Francisco announced a state of emergency Thursday over the growing number of monkeypox cases.

Under fire, US officials say monkeypox can still be stopped

Top U.S. health officials say the country's monkeypox outbreak can still be stopped despite rising case numbers and limited vaccine supplies.

Catholic hospitals' growth impacts reproductive health care

Across the U.S., numerous Republican-governed states are pushing for sweeping bans on abortion.

Abortion amendment moving quickly in California legislature

Democrats are moving quickly to make sure abortions are a constitutional right in California.

Lawmakers in 19 states want legal refuge for trans youth

Democratic lawmakers in 18 states are following Californiaโ€™s lead in seeking to offer legal refuge to displaced transgender youth and their families.

Legislative fix could let UC Berkeley admit more students

Democratic lawmakers have agreed to legislation that could let the University of California, Berkeley accept thousands more students this fall after courts froze enrollment in a dispute with residents over growth.

Housing advocates seek funding to repeal California law

California lawmakers are trying again to get rid of the nation's only law that lets voters veto public housing projects.

California bill would require vaccines for all employees

California could mandate that all businesses require their employees and independent contractors receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Preteens may be vaxxed without parents under California bill

California would allow children age 12 and up to be vaccinated without parental consent under a state senator's proposal.

Leading law school seeks to remove genocidal founder's name

The University of California Hastings College of the Law wants to remove the name of its founder, who sponsored massacres of Native Americans in the 1850s.

California seeks gender neutral displays in large stores

California seeks gender neutral displays in large stores

California could soon force large department stores to display some child products in gender neutral terms.

California delays decriminalizing psychedelic substances

California delays decriminalizing psychedelic substances

California lawmakers will wait until next year to consider decriminalizing psychedelics.

California looking to pay drug addicts to stay sober

California looking to pay drug addicts to stay sober

California may become the first state to pay drug addicts to stay sober.

California Legislature OKs plan aimed at in-person learning

California Legislature OKs plan aimed at in-person learning

The school just reopened Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, for in-person learning. (AP Photo/Haven Daily)SACRAMENTO, Calif. โ€“ California lawmakers on Thursday approved a $6.6 billion plan aimed at pressuring school districts to return students to the classroom before the end of the school year. Districts that resume in-person learning after that date wonโ€™t get any of that money. Frustrated parents and politicians have been clamoring for schools to return students to the classroom for months. To get the money, districts governed by the first set of rules must offer in-person learning through at least second grade by the end of March.

Federal judge says California can enforce net neutrality law

Federal judge says California can enforce net neutrality law

FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2020, file photo, state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, speaks at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. On Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, a federal judge ruled California could enforce a 2018 net neutrality law. Jerry Brown signed the bill in 2018, making California the first state to pass a net neutrality law. But in a separate lawsuit, the telecom industry asked a federal judge to keep blocking the law. On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge John A. Mendez denied their request, allowing California to begin enforcing the law. The law seeks to ban internet providers from slowing down customers' data streams based on the content they are viewing.

California lawmakers propose ban on fracking by 2027

California lawmakers propose ban on fracking by 2027

FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2015, file photo, pumpjacks are seen operating in Bakersfield, Calif. Last year, California Gov. Gavin Newsom called on the state Legislature to ban fracking by 2024. The bill would also ban all fracking in California, along with other forms of oil extraction such as cyclic steaming, by Jan. 1, 2027. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistribuSACRAMENTO, Calif. โ€“ New legislation would ban all fracking in California by 2027, taking aim at the powerful oil and gas industry in the state already planning to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. AdTwo state senators answered that call Wednesday, announcing a measure that would halt new fracking permits or renewals by Jan. 1 and ban the practice altogether by 2027.

California measure aims to pay off 80% of most unpaid rent

California measure aims to pay off 80% of most unpaid rent

But housing advocates worry the plan gives landlords too much power to decide what happens to their tenants' debt. In October, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia estimated that California renters had compiled $1.7 billion in unpaid rent. California estimating as many as 1.1 million households were behind on their rent in December, facing an estimated $3.6 billion in debt. The state would pay for the program by using $2.6 billion in federal rent relief money from the most recent coronavirus rescue package. The federal money can only be spent on households whose income is 80% or less of the area median income.

California bill would ban intersex surgery for young kids

California bill would ban intersex surgery for young kids

A similar bill failed to pass last year after facing opposition from the California Medical Association. It would ban specific types of surgeries on infants born with intersex characteristics. There are no state or federal laws regulating intersex surgeries in the U.S., according to InterACT, a national intersex advocacy group. The California Legislature passed a nonbinding resolution in 2018 that urged doctors to defer intersex surgeries on children โ€œuntil the child is able to participate in decision making." But since then, two major children's hospitals โ€” Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago and Boston Children's Hospital โ€” announced they would stop performing some surgeries on intersex children who were too young to give meaningful consent.

California will house transgender inmates by gender identity

California will house transgender inmates by gender identity

Gavin Newsom signed a law that requires the state to house transgender prisoners based on their gender identity. The law Newsom signed Saturday says officers must ask inmates privately during the intake process if they identify as transgender, nonbinary or intersex. Rhode Island, New York City and Massachusetts have also housed inmates based on their gender identity. The law also requires officers to address transgender inmates based on the pronouns of their choice. And it requires officers to search inmates based on the search policy of their gender identity.

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