The Supreme Court ruled that cities can enforce bans on homeless individuals who sleep outside in public places, overturning a California appeals court ruling that found these laws to be cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment.

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Assemblymember Corey Jackson has allocated $5 million to expand California's Basic Income Pilot Program to cover seniors, aiming to reduce poverty among the aging population and provide much-needed financial support to those facing homelessness.

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California National Guard's Counterdrug Task Force seized 1,170,893 pills containing fentanyl and 986 pounds of fentanyl powder in May alone, and CA Gov. Gavin Newsom has more than doubled the deployment of CalGuard service members to combat the fentanyl crisis.

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 27 that Idaho hospitals are allowed to provide emergency abortions when a patient's health is at risk, but did not directly address the issue of the state's restrictive abortion ban and federal law.

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California lawmakers have shelved a bill that would have given employees the right to avoid work-related text messages and emails outside of their work hours, due to the state's precarious budget shortfall.

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Assemblymember Corey Jackson has introduced two proposals to develop and strengthen the California Youth Childhood Tax Credit (YCTC) in response to the surge in child poverty, and to address the specific challenges faced by children of immigrants and other vulnerable populations in California.

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San Bernardino's Black community is pondering its political future after the primary election, with no current Black city council members returning for the upcoming term and Mario Flores winning in the 6th Ward, marking the first time in 57 years that there is no Black city council member representing it at city hall.

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The Federal Trade Commission has created the Combating Auto Retail Scams (CARS) rule to protect consumers from auto retail scams and fraud, including "bait and switch" tactics and hidden fees.

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Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed an amicus brief in support of a challenge to two Temecula Valley Unified School District enactments that violate students' constitutional and statutory rights, including a ban on inclusive curriculum and a forced outing policy.

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