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Driving Change: A deadly stretch of asphalt might be getting safer

Labor Day is a cherished tradition, often synonymous with family get-togethers and the iconic end-of-summer chili cook-off. Yet, this year marked an important milestone in our road safety efforts with the introduction of SB 1297. This legislation will allow Malibu to participate in the speed camera pilot program, a five-year initiative promising safety improvements for our community.

Rooftop Solar Bill Would Halt 2023 CPUC Restrictions

Property Owners Would Be Able to Use Power They Generate for Themselves

A bill that would enable schools, shopping centers and landlords of multi-unit residential buildings to use the electricity they collect with their own rooftop solar systems has passed the California Legislature.

Bill provides billions for transit projects

California Assembly Bill 761 is just awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature. The bill will help deliver critical money to communities to help fund infrastructure and reach environmental goals.

California bill cracking down on colleges hiring sexual harassers awaits governor’s signature

The bill – AB 810 – targets “pass the harasser” policies – a well-known practice referred to by the Chronicle of Higher Education as “higher ed’s worst-kept secret.”

A California bill aimed at preventing the state’s public colleges and universities from hiring known sexual abusers has passed out of the legislature and is awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature.

The bill — AB 810 — targets “pass the harasser” practices — which the Chronicle of Higher Education has called “higher ed’s worst-kept secret.”

“Zone Zero” Mandates Near Completion for High Wildfire Risk Areas

In California, new rules are intended to create better defensible space

Meghan Gaines, a defensible space inspector for CalFire, spends 10-hour shifts visiting homes in a high wildfire risk region in central California. She checks that residents are following state requirements for managing flammable material within a 30-foot zone and then a 100-foot zone of homes. 

Assemblymember Laura Friedman Says California Will Not Turn a Blind Eye to Illegally Withholding Security Deposits as Bill Heads to Governor Gavin Newsom’s Desk

August 31, 2024 - Sacramento, CA –Security deposits can be expensive and take extended periods of time to save for. For most renters, getting them back feels a little bit like playing the lotto or taking a trip to Las Vegas. Renters expect to lose it all, but if they walk away with anything, that’s a win. But for renters, that gamble can be debilitating. That lost income isn’t easy to replace and can frequently be a barrier to moving into a new apartment or finally saving enough money for a down payment on a home.

Bill Calling For Speed Cameras On PCH In Malibu Sent To Newsom

MALIBU, CA — Ten months after four Pepperdine University students were fatally struck in a crash caused by an allegedly speeding driver on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, a state Senate bill calling for speed cameras in five locations along PCH cleared its final hurdle in the Legislature Friday and was headed for Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk