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Residents participate in a group exercise activity at a nursing facility in San Jose on March 29, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

CalMatters en Español

Nuevas leyes de California para 2024: los hogares de ancianos deben proporcionar más información antes de realizar desalojos

Read this story in English. La amenaza de desalojo es uno de los mayores problemas que enfrentan los residentes de hogares de ancianos de California. Los residentes a menudo ni siquiera saben por qué los sacan a la fuerza. Una nueva ley estatal que entra en vigor hoy busca rectificar esto con un cambio simple: ahora […]

By

Jocelyn Wiener

• January 1, 2024

A view of San Francisco on July 12, 2023. Photo by Semantha Norris, CalMatters

Housing

New California housing laws aimed to streamline building process take effect in 2024

California lawmakers made an effort in 2023 to remove red tape around building new houses.

By

Ben Christopher

• January 1, 2024

Health

New California laws for 2024: Nursing homes must provide more information before evictions

The new law is meant to help nursing home residents understand the reasons for their discharge, and inform them of their rights to appeal.

By

Jocelyn Wiener

• January 1, 2024

Health

California new laws for 2024: Cheaper vasectomies and birth control

California adopted several laws to increase access to contraception and abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade. The latest one eliminates out-of-pocket charges for birth control for millions of Californians.

By

Ana B. Ibarra

• January 1, 2024