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California bill proposes scientific fund to counter Trump research cuts
The fund is similar in spirit to California's two-decade-old, taxpayer-supported mechanism centered on funding stem cell ...
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Push for 4am last call in California resurrected
Two San Francisco lawmakers are reviving the effort to allow bars and nightclubs in California to serve alcohol until 4am.
Should Big Oil pay for California’s climate disasters? You may pay at the pump | Opinion
A bill assigning oil companies with legal responsibility for big fires lost in its first legislative test in Sacramento, for ...
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California introduces bill to accelerate heat pump adoption
With California projected to fall two million installations short of its 2030 target, the bill aims to make installing heat pumps and HVAC systems faster and easier.
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Higher gas prices and fewer options: Unintended consequences of Sen. Wiener’s climate lawsuit bill
California is no stranger to bold legislative proposals, but Senator Scott Wiener’s latest bill, targeting fossil fuel ...
California’s effort to hold oil companies liable for natural disaster damage stalls
A bill in the California Legislature that would have made oil and gas companies liable for damage to homes caused by natural ...
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Who says it’s last call? Two lawmakers push drinking until 4 a.m. at California bars
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Enjoy closing down a California bar at 2 ...
California bill would extend downtown bars’ last call to 4 am
With the World Cup and Olympics coming and businesses struggling post-pandemic, supporters seek more downtown nightlife.
California lawmakers approve $2.8 billion to sustain Medi-Cal health care program
State Sen. Tony Strickland, R-Huntington Beach, proposed an allocation of $400 million for Proposition 36, the tough on crime ...
California bill seeks to create "hospitality zones" with 4 a.m. last call
Lawmakers in California are expected to consider a bill that would allow cities to designate so-called "hospitality zones" ...
California lawmakers seek to allow cities to push back 'last call' to 4 a.m. on weekends
San Francisco. It was co-authored by state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco. Wiener introduced a similar bill in 2022, but ...