Scores of new California laws are going into effect in 2025 after Gov. Gavin Newsom took action on hundreds of bills that crossed his desk last year. Among the legislation Newsom signed into law ...

Several new laws are set to come into effect in California in 2025, impacting millions of residents. During the state's latest two-year legislative session, nearly 5,000 bills were introduced ...

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New safeguards against artificial intelligence deepfakes. The California Legislature passed hundreds of bills in 2024, many of which go into effect on Jan. 1 and touch nearly every aspect of life ...

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California lawmakers passed roughly 1,200 bills last year, including some that resulted in unforeseeable wins by Republicans, promising protections for consumers and small strides for those in the ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif — New year, new laws. Hundreds of laws were passed by California Governor Gavin Newsom. By 2025, a number of those laws are set to go into effect — along with some from years ...

Insurance companies must provide policies in wildfire-prone areas if they want to continue doing business in California, according to a new state regulation announced on Monday. The new rule will ...

It’s hard to fathom that 25 years have passed since the world worried if computers would work after a year with two zeros began. California nets large population increase in 2024 — nearly ...

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Consumer protection laws, new banking and rental regulations, and medical debt reforms are part of a bevy of new California laws that will go into place when the calendar flips to 2025.

An airplane drops fire retardant as firefighters battle Franklin fire on Dec. 10 in Malibu. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) ...