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The Bane Act (California Civil Code § 52.1.), also known as the Tom Bane Civil Rights Act, is a civil code in California Law that forbids people from interfering with a person's constitutional rights by force or threat of violence. [1] [2]
Proposition 1, titled Bonds for Mental Health Treatment Facilities, was a California ballot proposition and state bond measure that was voted on in the 2024 primary election on March 5. Passing with just 50.18 percent of the vote, [ 1 ] the proposition will provide additional behavioral health services and issue up to $6.38 billion in bonds to ...
The California and federal constitutions provide all people equal protection, which generally means that people in similar situations are treated similarly under the law. Federal law establishes a right to equal protection and as a result limits how "protected classes" such as race and gender may be used in decision-making.
Nonprofit groups have helped California legislators in crafting two new bills that would help raise awareness and curb violence against women and other vulnerable groups in public areas.
While Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered California's 40 million residents to stay at home, the state's estimated 108,000 homeless are unable to comply. Newsom has ordered $50 million be used to ...
In 2022 California launched the CalAIM program under which a small number of particularly vulnerable patients can use their health insurance plans to help them find affordable housing, pay rental deposits, prevent evictions, or address health hazards in the home. A pilot program conducted in Alameda County in 2016–2021 assisted 30,000 patients.
Changes involving housing laws will come to California in the new year, but not all of them will go into effect at the same time. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills into law in 2023 that will go into ...
The CROWN (Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair) Act (SB 188) is a California law which prohibits discrimination based on hair style and hair texture by extending protection under the FEHA and the California Education Code. It is the first legislation passed at the state level in the United States to prohibit such discrimination.