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California housing costs are among the most unaffordable in the United States. In 2018, the median San Jose home cost 10 times the median household income; Los Angeles homes cost 9.5 times; San Francisco homes cost 8.9 times; San Diego homes cost 8.1 times. [12] California is the most expensive state to rent in, in the United States. [13]
[93] [94] [95] On July 12, 2021, the Governor of California signed the gender X death certificate bill into law and it became legally effective on January 1, 2022. [96] From January 1, 2023 California is repealing red tape involved in changing sex on official documents, such as passports. The legislation passed and was signed into law in 2021. [97]
The last county in California to be established is Imperial County on August 7, 1907. Since 1911, counties in California have been allowed limited home rule, with the Government of Los Angeles County the first in the nation to be granted home rule by charter in 1912.
These laws, often called "shield" laws, often explicitly combine protections for gender-affirming care and abortion and cover a variety of protections including protecting both providers and patients from being punished, mandating insurance providers to cover the procedures and acting as "sanctuary states" that protect patients traveling to the ...
Bernard Witkin's Summary of California Law, a legal treatise popular with California judges and lawyers. The Constitution of California is the foremost source of state law. . Legislation is enacted within the California Statutes, which in turn have been codified into the 29 California Co
The first attempt to restrict gay and lesbian rights through a state wide ballot measure occurred in 1978 in California. [2] While the measure failed, the late-1980s and early 1990s saw a resurgence in ballot initiatives, culminating in proposed state constitutional amendments in Oregon and Colorado not only to repeal existing anti-discrimination ordinances but to proactively prohibit the ...
In addition to California's general right to sit law, California labor law also specifies that "When the nature of the work reasonably permits the use of seats, suitable seats shall be provided for" for sheepherders and goat herders who are "working on or at a machine." [52] In 2016, the Supreme Court of California ruled in Kilby v. CVS ...
Before initiative proponents may gather signatures, the Attorney General prepares an official title and summary for the proposed law, and the California Legislative Analyst's Office submits a report on its estimated fiscal effects. There is a 30-day public review period that begins after the Attorney General receives the submission and the ...