Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law expanding privacy protections to people who work with immigrants. Republicans characterized it as a threat to the First Amendment.
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... Assemblyman Tom Lackey's (R-Palmdale) years-long effort to strengthen protections for abused children has cleared the California Legislature.
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The bill would set the minimum age of marriage in California to 18. Activists have pushed for the legislation since 2018.
The bill would align health and safety standards in private, for-profit detention centers with regulations on state-owned facilities.
California Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi Marks Women's Equality Day: “They Said Women Would Have to Wait. Women Did Not Wait.”
Assembly Bill 1775 would provide state assistance to trans troops discharged with less than honorable status.
Legislation by Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, aimed at strengthening protections for abused children cleared the state Legislature and is headed...
... California Legislative Jewish Caucus: State Sen. Ben Allen and State Assemblymembers Marc Berman and Josh Lowenthal. California is currently home...
Assembly Bill 1267, authored by Assemblywoman Gail Pellerin, D-Santa Cruz, now heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom for consideration after clearing the...
In a statement, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said he believes the changes will protect teens from the harms of excessive social media use.
... … but that moment has always stayed with me.” — Assemblymember Gail Pellerin, D-santa Cruz.
Authored by Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-San Jose) and sponsored by Jewish California, AB 1763 removes the current requirement that a parent submit a...
A bill that would ban child marriage in California is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom after winning final legislative approval. It sets 18 as the...
A bill that would ban child marriage in California is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom after winning final legislative approval.
CALIFORNIA, USA — California is one signature away from ending child marriage. Assembly Bill 1267 is headed to Governor Gavin Newsom's desk,...
A bill that would make it illegal to issue marriage licenses to anyone under the age of 18 in California is now headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom for final approval, likely ending a decade-long fight to outlaw the practice.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta warned other industry giants that states now have an “enforceable blueprint” for child social media protections.
The measure, AB 1881, is authored by Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino), the first and only California Native American elected to the...
... Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan. She is co-sponsoring AB 2023 with Assemblymember Buffy Wicks. "I do think children will be harmed while this...












