The bill would have expanded on a 2015 law that prohibits plastic microbeads in products like face scrubs and soaps.
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California will become the first state in the nation to require restaurants to disclose major food allergens on their menus starting in 2026 -
Makers of the chatbots would also be required to remind users that responses are artificially generated, and to create “reasonable measures” to prevent children from seeing sexually explicit content when using the bots. Kids using the bots would also get reminders to take breaks. -
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law authorizing $6 million for California State University to study how to confirm an individual’s status as a descendant of an enslaved person. But he rejected other proposals aimed at addressing the state’s legacy of racist and discriminatory policies against Black Americans. -
Heavy rain was expected to spread eastward across San Diego County Tuesday, with strong gusts this morning, but warmer weather should creep in by midweek into the weekend. -
Book bans are on the rise across the country — but not in California. For the second year a local program is helping San Diego readers push back. -
San Diego began rolling out new high-tech trash bins Monday. San Diego City Council President Joe LaCava said the passing of Measure B, and charging San Diegans for trash collection is what made getting the new bins possible. -
The creation of a Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery in California is a first-in-the-nation step toward moving reparations from theory to reality. -
After decades of imposing a strict, unforgiving interpretation of compliance with petitions, the Registrar of Voters has quietly updated its guidance. -
Experts doubt the effectiveness of ‘no tax on tips,’ especially for California workers who are facing cuts in other benefits. -
Assembly Bill 495 will also bar daycare providers from collecting immigration information about a child or their parents, and allow parents to nominate a temporary legal guardian for their child in family court.
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