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South Coast Air Quality District Enacts Yet Another Gas Heater Rule

June 19, 2024 11:52 amJune 19, 2024 11:52 am

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) is at it again, enacting a new rule that will force restaurants and other businesses and just regular folks with pools and hot tubs to replace their more efficient, less costly gas...

Ninth Circuit Appeals Court Overturns Berkeley’s Ban on Gas Stoves

April 18, 2023 8:07 amApril 18, 2023 8:27 am

Berkeley was the first city in the United States to ban gas stoves, in 2019. This followed the 2018 passage of Senate Bill 100 by then-Senator Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles), which established the 100 Percent Clean Energy Act of 2017 increasing...

Secretary Of State Announces Fast Food Regulation Initiative Qualifies for Ballot

January 25, 2023 12:17 pmJanuary 26, 2023 1:21 pm

Secretary of State Shirley Weber announced on Tuesday that a referendum will be held in November 2024 against AB 257, also known as the FAST Act, a law that was passed last year to create new labor union style of...

California Has Existing Tools to Assist Struggling Restaurant/Bar Industry

January 20, 2022 3:12 pmJanuary 20, 2022 3:30 pm

Previous state and federal programs have been helpful to the California hospitality industry. However, for a host of reasons, including the length of the pandemic and the disproportionate impact it has had on restaurants and bars, this critical California sector...

SB 314 Allows Alcoholic Beverage Sales to Continue Under COVID Emergency Order

October 8, 2021 2:16 pmOctober 8, 2021 2:32 pm

On October 8, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 314 by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco). The bill takes effect today upon the Governor’s signature because it contains an urgency clause. Section One of the bill provides...

California’s Businesses Contending With Hardships, Difficulties and Uncertain Future

October 4, 2021 11:33 amOctober 4, 2021 11:39 am

The COVID pandemic lockdowns created hardships on many in California: Parents suddenly faced with running homeschooling pods, as well as working from home; outright job loss; employees suddenly isolated from coworkers; recent grads’ fruitless job searches resulted in moving back...

California Fails COVID-19 National State Reopening Guide

June 15, 2021 7:20 amJune 15, 2021 7:26 am

“How open for business is each state?” MultiState.us asked in a comparison of states’ reopening plans. “A handful of states never issued stay-at-home orders at all, while all states mandated at least some business closings on a sliding scale of...