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Los Angeles County Votes To Ban Flavored Tobacco And Vaping Products

September 25, 2019 2:49 pm

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors have voted to make it illegal to buy or sell flavored tobacco or vaping products within county limits. The county joins San Francisco, Michigan, and, most recently, Massachusetts, in banning flavored e-cigarettes and...

Challenges to Lawmaking in California

September 25, 2019 8:07 amSeptember 25, 2019 8:17 am

Individuals and groups engaged in California’s lawmaking process may find several challenges in their legislative endeavors. There are institutional challenges, as well as political ones, that complicate the legislative process and that must be overcome to achieve a successful outcome...

Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration After EPA Revokes The State’s Vehicle Emissions Standards

September 25, 2019 6:40 amSeptember 25, 2019 10:19 pm

Attorney General Xavier Becerra has filed a lawsuit opposing President Donald Trump and his administration for revoking California’s ability to set their own car emissions standards. Becerra is joined by Governor Gavin Newsom, the California Air Resources Board, 24 Attorneys...

RECAP: AB 1424, The Bill That Would Help Set Car Charging Station Payment Options

September 25, 2019 2:07 amSeptember 24, 2019 7:08 pm

After years of uncertainty, AB 1424 would set standards on how to pay for electric vehicle charges. What is it? Assembly Bill 1424. AB 1424 would standardize how payments work at electric charging stations. By 2021, all electric charging stations...

Miguel Santiago introduced the free tuition bill.

RECAP: AB 857, Creating Public Banks In California

September 24, 2019 7:00 pm

After being struck down in years past, AB 857 is a signature away from making public banks in California a reality. What is it? Assembly Bill 857. According to AB 857, whose framework is largely based on the only current...

RECAP: SB 330, The Bill That Would Restrict The Housing Laws of Individual Cities

September 24, 2019 1:50 pm

In the midst of a housing crisis, the battle over a city deciding for itself what it’s needs are vs. what the state needs are clashing again in the form of SB 330. What is it? Senate Bill 330. SB...

California AG Becerra Wants Fast-Track Deportations Overruled

September 24, 2019 10:01 amSeptember 25, 2019 8:18 am

The Trump Administration issued a new rule in July that expands the use of expedited removal of illegal aliens in the United States. “The Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security (“DOJ,” “DHS,” or collectively, “the Departments”) are...