The penalty for soliciting and buying sex from minors under 16 will be raised to a felony under a new California law signed ...

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California shoppers will no longer be asked "paper or plastic" at grocery store checkouts, as a new law signed by Governor ...

Two big moves from state officials this week target the future of recycling. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning the use ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom approved new legislation Sunday prohibiting stores from providing plastic bags starting in 2026. It ...

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Gov. Gavin Newsom has officially signed a new bill banning all plastic bags in California grocery stores including in Santa ...

California and other states -- and some cities -- have learned a lesson: Bans on plastic bags don’t always go as planned. In ...

The California Legislature approved hundreds of bills before ending its regular session on Aug. 31. Now, Gov. Newsom decides ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a single-use plastic bag ban bill into law, changing a rule that’s been in place for ...

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into a law a ban on plastic bags offered at grocery stores and other retail locations.

Starting in 2026, it’s paper only. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 1053 on Sunday, a bill that bans all plastic shopping bags.