New Year’s Day — Thursday, Jan. 1 — marks the start of a new year and a new set of California laws. A wave of new California laws take effect on Thursday, Jan. 1, bringing changes that affect ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Several new California laws expanding protections for women have just gone into effect, including measures that strengthen sexual assault reporting, expand access to fertility ...

(INSIDE CALIFORNIA POLITICS) — Hundreds of new laws will go into effect in California at the start of the new year. The laws cover a wide range of topics, from minimum wage to cats to plastic bags. In ...

AB 250 opens a window stretching from January 1, 2026, to December 21, 2027, lifting the statute of limitations for adult ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Starting on Jan. 1, hundreds of new ...

(The Center Square) – As California looks toward 2026, here are the key education laws that will take effect. In 2025, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a myriad of education-related laws that will go into ...

A longtime jewelry store in the Arden-Arcade area may be forced to close its doors after a brazen daytime robbery just days before Christmas. The USS Lucid, a rare Navy minesweeper docked near the ...

Multiple bills signed into law this year are set to take effect in 2026. The changes span from addressing insulin prices to college admission regulations and plastic bag laws.Here is a breakdown of ...

Changes relating to e-bikes, driver’s licenses, and school zone speed limits are coming. Amy Bentley writes about laws going ...