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…
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…
Attorney who ran sober living homes in California sentenced for $22M fraud involving urine tests
Philip Ganong, a 70-year-old attorney from Bakersfield who oversaw a $22M chain of sober living homes, pleaded no contest on Monday to 10 counts of submitting fraudulent claims for a…
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…
Umberg measures addressing corrupt Anaheim Stadium sale signed
(Sacramento, CA) – Senate Bill 34 and Senate Bill 229, authored by Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana), both aimed at addressing the drawn-out Anaheim Stadium debacle and preventing future…
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…
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.…
California fines Kaiser $49M for illegal disposal of hazardous and medical waste and protected patient records
OAKLAND – In partnership with six district attorneys, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a settlement with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (collectively “Kaiser”) resolving…
OCDA Spitzer denounces Senator Cortese’s attempt to let violent criminals out of jail
California State Senator Dave Cortese wants to let people get away with murder. Inmates sentenced to life without the possibility of parole are some of the worst of humanity –…
Man will spend 11 years in state prison for $400K So. California auto theft crime spree
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the guilty plea and sentencing of Jean Parret, who carried out an extensive identity theft and grand theft scheme across several…