December 2023

Under new state laws, five cities will test cameras to catch speeding drivers and cruising bans will be lifted statewide. The first is supposed to improve road safety, but critics of the second say it will endanger the public.

A new law, sponsored by Attorney General Rob Bonta, will create a fund designed to fully compensate victims of false advertising or unfair competition.

Read this story in English. La pandemia de COVID-19 pasó factura a la familia de Danielle Miele, pero después de dos facturas exorbitantes de ambulancia, tiene miedo de llamar al 911. Su hijo adolescente intentó suicidarse en 2022, dijo Miele. Su salud mental se deterioró durante la pandemia y necesitó un traslado en ambulancia desde […]

Surprise ambulance bills can leave families deeply in debt after a medical emergency. A new state law that forces insurance companies to negotiate payments is expected to save Californians tens of millions of dollars a year.

Read this story in English. A los trabajadores de California se les garantizarán cinco días de enfermedad remunerados al año a partir del 1 de enero, en comparación con los tres días que los empleadores deben proporcionar actualmente, gracias al Proyecto de Ley del Senado 616 .  El proyecto de ley, redactado por la senadora […]

After discovering an elaborate encampment in a fire-prone canyon, a group in San Diego was inspired to develop a skills training program for unhoused people that helps reduce fire risk and connect them with jobs.

Several significant laws take effect Jan. 1 that will affect schools, workplaces and pocketbooks. Here’s a collection you can click through.

Under two new laws, employers in California can’t ask workers about their use of cannabis outside the workplace and can’t use hair or urine tests. Employees in construction are excluded, as are applicants for federal jobs with background checks.

Under a new law, employees in California are guaranteed five paid sick days a year, two days more than previously. Worker advocacy groups say the benefit is needed, but business groups warn of additional costs.

Read this story in English. Días antes de Navidad, María Vela se despedía del estrecho apartamento de una habitación en el este de Los Ángeles que ha sido el telón de fondo de la vida de su familia durante los últimos 30 años.  Vela miró la foto de su boda colgada en la sala de […]