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The California Senate passed AB 2632, or the California Mandela Act on Solitary Confinement, Tuesday. If signed by Gov. Newsom, the bill would limit the use of solitary confinement in the state.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Tuesday bolstering the state's response to a record-setting heat wave. 

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a Senate bill, which would have allowed several Californian cities to open safe injection and consumption sites.

Approximately $1.1 billion in revenue bonds to finance projects overseen by the UC Board of Regents were announced by California State Treasurer Fiona Ma Friday.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation implementing the Universal Meals Program, a state mandate that all public and charter schools provide at least two free meals every day for students upon request.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new state water strategy aiming to adapt and protect water supplies, with the hopes to help replenish the water California will lose in the coming decades due to rising temperatures. 

California launched the California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program, or CalKIDS, making all newborns and low-income public school students eligible for a state funded college savings account, according to a Wednesday press release. 

Berkeley’s unemployment rate has reached pre-pandemic lows of 2.8%, according to a statement from Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Monday to support the state's vaccination efforts against the monkeypox virus.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 1327 on Friday, allowing Californians to sue entities responsible for the development or distribution of illegal assault weapons and homemade guns without serial numbers, or “ghost guns.”