California Bill Would Cap Rents During U.S.-Involved War The war in Iran is causing California lawmakers to consider wider price controls. Reason · Aug 25
Budget Cuts Threaten Program That Doubles Food Dollars for Californians in Need Market Match program could disappear — unless lawmakers step in to fund an initiative that boosts access to farmers’ markets and supports small farms. Capital & Main · May 18
California is to examine its Amazon oil ties following pleas from Indigenous leaders from Ecuador The California Senate has introduced a landmark resolution to have the state examine its crude imports from the Amazon, following a visit this week by Indigenous leaders from Ecuador who urged lawmakers to help stop oil expansion in their territories The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2025
It Is Now Illegal to Use AI to Deny a Medically Necessary Health Insurance Claim in California It is now illegal to use artificial intelligence to deny any medically necessary health insurance claims in California now that a new bill has gone into effect. Latin Times · Jan 6, 2025
Prefab Temporary Housing Might Soon Shelter Unhoused Californians Small, less-expensive readymade homes could buy time as the state continues to struggle with homelessness and high building costs. Capital & Main · Aug 8, 2024
California Inmates Accuse Prison Commissaries of Price Gouging Food, toiletries and over-the-counter medicines have been marked up so high that many prisoners are simply priced out. Capital & Main · Sep 19, 2023
Baseball players press lawmakers for minor league labor standards Lawmakers in a handful of states are crafting policies to protect a workforce that they say has been exploited by poverty wages, restrictive contracts and onerous federal labor laws: minor league baseball players. Tribune News Service · Mar 31, 2022
Freedom, faster? California bill could limit how long MLB teams control minor leaguers. LOS ANGELES — If you sign a minor league contract with the Dodgers today, and you never get promoted to the majors, the Dodgers control your rights through 2028. If you do not believe the Dodgers are giving you a fair shot over those seven years, the Dodgers are not… Los Angeles Times · Mar 15, 2022