New traffic safety laws starting in California on January 1
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – As we head into the new year, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) is educating the public on traffic safety laws that were passed during this year’s legislative…
New California laws starting on January 1
SACRAMENTO – In partnership with the Legislature, Governor Gavin Newsom this year signed landmark legislation to support the reproductive rights of Californians, increase affordable housing, hold Big Oil accountable, and…
California invests $17M to expand apprenticeships to new industries
Sacramento—The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and its Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) have announced award recipients of $17 million for Apprenticeship Innovation Funding (AIF). This announcement was made through…
California grants $2.8M to the OCDA to help stop drunk and drugged drivers
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) announced today that it has received $2.8 million in grants from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to…
California grants $6.9M to help increase jobs for former prison inmates
December 4, 2023 – The Center for Employment Opportunities, the nation’s largest reentry employment provider, is thrilled to announce a $6.9 million grant from the California Workforce Development Board (CWDB)…
City of Santa Ana awarded a a $199,900 state grant for bicycle and pedestrian safety
Santa Ana, Calif. – The City of Santa Ana announced today that it has received a $199,900 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to support its Bicycle…
The Anaheim Police cleared in the 2021 shooting of Brandon Lopez
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta, pursuant to Assembly Bill 1506 (AB 1506), today released a report on Brandon Lopez's death in Santa Ana, California, on September 28, 2021,…
California and 32 other states sue Meta alleging harm to youth mental health
SAN FRANCISCO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 33 attorneys general in filing a federal lawsuit against Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates (Meta). Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of…
Santa Ana’s Newhope Library to be revamped with a $1.086M state grant
The City of Santa Ana’s Library Services Agency has been awarded $1.086 million from the California State Library “Building Forward” grant program to fund a variety of critical maintenance and…
State Senator Umberg’s State Bar Reform Act has been signed into law
(Sacramento, CA) – Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana) announced that his Senate Bill 40, which would authorize the State Bar of California (State Bar) to collect yearly license fees…
CalOptima Health’s Carmen Katsarov Named to Governor’s Behavioral Health Task Force
ORANGE, Calif. (October 5, 2023) — Carmen Katsarov, LPCC, CCM, CalOptima Health’s Executive Director of Behavioral Health Integration, has been named to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Behavioral Health Task Force. Starting…
Gov. Newsom increases fast-food worker minimum wage ato $20 per hour
LOS ANGELES – Alongside fast-food workers, labor leaders, and legislators, Governor Gavin Newsom today signed legislation increasing the minimum wage for fast-food employees to $20 per hour, beginning April 1,…
Gov. Newsom selected an LGBTQ Maryland resident to complete Senator Feinstein’s term
SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the selection of Laphonza Butler — the President of the nation’s largest organization dedicated to electing women, EMILY’s List — to complete the…
Governor Newsom reacts to the passing of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
SACRAMENTO — Today, Governor Gavin Newsom released the following statement after the passing of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein: “Dianne Feinstein was many things – a powerful, trailblazing U.S. Senator; an early…
Gov. Newsom doubles taxes on guns and ammo to fund school safety programs
SACRAMENTO – In the wake of shootings across the country that have left at least 104 people dead over the past 72 hours — and following Friday’s decision by U.S.…