Local businesses pitted against rising avocado prices
California avocado lovers may begin to feel a sinking in the pit of their stomachs upon learning that the fruit’s price has more than doubled since last year.
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Category Archives: State
5th year of drought declared in California
Despite California lifting mandatory statewide water restrictions earlier this year, 60 percent of the state is still in a severe or extreme drought.
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Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill requiring gender-neutral single-user restrooms
On Sept. 29, Gov. Jerry Brown signed bill AB 1732 into law, requiring single-user restrooms that are open to the public to be all-gender inclusive, which comes after a long string of protests for gender-neutral restrooms by students at UC Berkeley.
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Brown signs bill to protect janitorial workers from sex harassment
In light of the movement of janitors fighting against the sexual harassment they experience at their job, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law Thursday that establishes workplace protection against sexual violence and harassment for custodial staff.
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Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill to improve transparency between license board, contractors
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into legislation Thursday intended to increase transparency between licensed contractors and the Contractors State License Board, or CSLB, in light of the 2015 Berkeley balcony collapse.
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State lawmakers pass bill in response to Berkeley balcony collapse
Spurred by a Berkeley balcony collapse that killed six people last summer, state lawmakers sent a bill to Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday that would require contractors report past felonies and other crimes involving construction defects to the Contractors State License Board.
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Marijuana legalization, state proposition discussed in UC Berkeley political science class
On Wednesday, the class heard a debate on Proposition 64, a state measure that would legalize recreational marijuana use for adults over the age of 21.
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