The Supreme Court has allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE: Declawing to prevent furniture scratching will no longer be allowed. (Kseniya Ovchinnikova/Getty Images) A handful of bills ...

New rights give car buyers a 3-day window to return a used vehicle for a refund and mandate that landlords must equip apartments with stoves and refrigerators starting in the new year. Labor ...

On Jan. 1, a host of new state laws go into effect, dictating everything from kitchen appliances in rental properties to bank overdraft fees to whether California cats can have claws. Some were ...

Starting on Jan. 1, hundreds of new state laws will go into effect, some with the potential to shape the everyday lives of Californians. They’re meant to tackle the state’s housing affordability ...

New year, new laws, the changes impacting your next grocery run. Developing more housing by transit hubs, how soon we could see crews break ground, more transparency on the price of cars, and new ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Hundreds of new laws are taking effect in California in the new year. Here is a partial list. Plastic bags are on the way out in California. The state is expanding its ban on ...

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several new bills into law in 2025, with many of them addressing issues that continue to impact Californians such as consumer protections, labor and workplace ...