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Newsom clamps down on California data centers as voters turn against the industry
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed seven data center bills into law on Monday, signaling a tide change toward regulation of the industry.
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Newsom vuelve a vetar el proyecto de ley que permitiría a los estudiantes universitarios indocumentados trabajar en el campus
El veto de Newsom significa que se iniciará una batalla de cuatro años para permitir que los estudiantes indocumentados trabajen en las universidades públicas de California. Esta es la segunda vez que veta un proyecto de ley similar que permitiría a las universidades públicas contratar estudiantes indocumentados.
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A timeline of California’s decades-long fight to keep Hollywood in state
Since 2009, California has increased its incentives for companies to film in the state. One Hollywood-area lawmaker says there’s still more to do to beat the competition from other states.
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Newsom sides with industry, vetoes bill on factories near homes and schools
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required more polluting facilities built near homes and schools to undergo environmental review — a decision that keeps in place looser rules he championed to speed up development in California. The bill authored by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, a Democrat from Encinitas, responded to fears raised by…
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Independent voters can be heard in California. The top-two primary is worth defending
California’s top-two primary allows every voice to be heard at the ballot box. The unpredictable gubernatorial primary this year isn’t a good enough reason to scrap it.
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Anti-abortion advocates say it’s possible to ‘reverse’ an abortion. California wants them to stop
A California judge will decide whether “abortion pill reversal” claims are protected speech or false advertising.
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Newsom signs voting laws to counter Trump’s feared interference
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a spate of bills Saturday that aim to safeguard California elections and preemptively address potential actions by President Donald Trump to interfere with election results or limit how Californians can vote. Trump avows that his administration is attempting to stop widespread election fraud, which is exceedingly rare, and prevent noncitizens from…
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California community colleges can offer up to 12 new bachelor’s degrees under laws Newsom signed
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two laws that determine when community colleges can create bachelor’s degrees and how many they can offer.
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Newsom cites pension crisis as he vetoes bill to enhance retirement for police and firefighters
Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected a bill to lower the retirement age and sweeten pension perks for police and firefighters despite overwhelming support in the Legislature.
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Newsom again vetoes bill to allow undocumented college students to work on campus
Newsom’s veto means a four-year battle to allow students without legal status to work at California’s public colleges wages on. This is the second time he vetoed such a bill to allow public colleges and universities to hire undocumented students.
