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California's eviction moratorium to lift at midnight, despite rent relief concerns

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A limited three-month extension to California's eviction moratorium is scheduled to expire on Thursday at midnight, despite opposition from tenant advocates who say the state still hasn't done enough to keep renters housed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Los Angeles Times

California constitutional amendment securing abortion, contraceptive rights goes to voters

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California voters will decide in November whether the state Constitution should explicitly protect a person’s right to an abortion and birth control.

Los Angeles Times

George Skelton: The outcome is still unclear in Rivas and Rendon's fight to be California Assembly speaker

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Besides governor, there's no office in California government more powerful than Assembly speaker. That's why competition for the job can be fierce.

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California lawmakers ramp up efforts to become a sanctuary state for abortion rights

California lawmakers are considering 13 bills that would expand access to abortion and welcome women from states where abortion is being banned or restricted.

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Politics and pandemic fatigue doom California’s COVID vaccine mandates

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In January, progressive California Democrats vowed to adopt the toughest COVID vaccine requirements in the country. Their proposals would have required most Californians to get the shots to go to school or work — without allowing exemptions to get out of them.

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Facebook whistleblower works to pass new internet laws

Frances Haugen was cooking dinner one Friday evening when her phone rang. On the other end of the line was the White House.

Los Angeles Times

Beat it: trucker convoy driven out after being egged by kids in California

The people’s convoy had gathered outside lawmaker Buffy Wicks’s house to protest her support of an abortion rights bill

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‘People’s Convoy’ truckers are pelted with eggs by angry California residents

Truckers protesting Covid vaccine mandates did not receive a warm welcome

The Independent UK

California lawmaker scraps plan to require COVID-19 vaccinations for schoolchildren

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A bill requiring California students to be immunized for COVID-19 will not move forward, its author said Thursday, marking the second major piece of vaccination legislation to be pulled this year at the state Capitol before its first vote.

Los Angeles Times

A snapshot of new state government efforts to tackle California's housing crisis

A year after the creation of sweeping laws to increase the construction of duplexes and small apartment buildings, California lawmakers have turned their attention to money for affordable housing and easing the burdens of homeownership for first-time buyers.

Los Angeles Times

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

Brickbat: All Inclusive

California Democratic Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks has introduced a bill that would order all businesses in the state to require their employees and independent contractors to be vaccinated for COVID-19. New hires would have to get at least one dose before they can start work. They would have to get the…

Reason

Sweeping new bill would require COVID vaccine for every California worker

Under a sweeping new bill unveiled Friday, California would require businesses big and small to make sure all their workers, from employees to independent contractors, are vaccinated against COVID-19.

Tribune News Service

Sweeping new bill would require vaccine for every California worker

California businesses big and small would have to require all workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 under a new bill unveiled Friday by East Bay Assembly member Buffy Wicks.

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New workplace mandate for COVID-19 vaccine pushed by California lawmakers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A group of Democratic lawmakers pushing for stricter vaccination laws in the state introduced a bill Friday that would create a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for California workers.

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