The California Highway Patrol is highlighting new public safety laws passed during this year’s legislative session and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom that, unless otherwise stated, take effect Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. Crimes: Burglary Tools (AB 486, Lackey) Assembly Bill 486 makes it a misdemeanor to possess a key programming device, a key duplicating device, or a signal extender with ...

Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced two additional pieces of legislation aimed at housing affordability, officials said Wednesday.  The first bill, AB 911, would remove cumbersome barriers for affordable housing developers by removing restrictions ahead of purchasing property for development, according to Schiavo.  The second bill, AB 1014, would expand property tax credits available to veterans in an effort to keep ...