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California Governor Jerry Brown signed a net neutrality bill into law Sunday, drawing an immediate lawsuit from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) . The suit alleges  that the bill “unlawfully imposes burdens on the Federal Government’s deregulatory approach to the Internet.” US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that “nder the Constitution, states do not regulate [...]

California Governor Jerry Brown  signed Assembly Bill 1884  on Thursday banning full service restaurants from automatically providing customers with plastic single-use straws for beverages. The bill allows restaurants to provide customers with plastic straws only on request by the customer. After notice of violation upon a third violation of the statute, restaurants are fined $25 [...]

California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 100  into law on Monday, which mandates a goal of a 100 percent renewable energy supply by 2045. Brown said , “This bill and the executive order put California on a path to meet the goals of Paris and beyond. It will not be easy. It will not be immediate. But [...]

California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation Saturday intended to block the Trump administration’s move to allow drilling off the coast of his state. SB-834, drafted in January, “prohibits … granted public trust lands from entering into any new lease or other conveyance authorizing new construction of oil- and gas-related infrastructure upon tidelands and submerged lands [...]

California Governor Jerry Brown signed  several bills on Wednesday including AB2343  extending the time tenants are given to respond to an eviction notice. The previous law required landlords to give a three-day notice to tenants to allow them to remedy the any violations or vacate the unit. After that a landlord can file to obtain [...]

California Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed a bill  into law that will end the practice of assigning bail to defendants awaiting trial. A pretrial risk assessment system will replace the bail system in determining if a defendant can be released. Those who are deemed to be low risk of public safety or failure to appear [...]

The California Legislature  on Monday approved a bill BSB-1127] that would allow California students to use medical marijuana on school campuses. California state law has allowed minors access to medical marijuana since the 1990s but so far has prevented school campuses from permitting usage. Parents would have to take their children off school grounds in [...]

The California State Legislature approved a bill Wednesday requiring California prosecutors to erase or reduce tens of thousands of marijuana criminal convictions. The legislation is expected to be signed by Governor Jerry Brown. The California Department of Justice “estimates that almost 220,000 cases are eligible for erasure or reduction. The Department of Justice has until [...]

The California Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a lower court’s decision to uphold Proposition B, a San Diego pension reform initiative. The initiative was first placed on the ballot in 2010 by former Mayor Jerry Sanders after then-Councilman Carl DeMaio suggested that 401(k)-style retirement plans take the place of traditional pensions for future city employees. [...]

California lawmakers passed and Governor Jerry Brown signed the California Consumer Privacy Act Thursday, granting broad online privacy protections to consumers. Assembly member and bill sponsor Ed Chau said in a statement , “Today, California took a historic step in enacting legislation to protect children and consumers by giving them control over their own personal data. Consumers [...]