The National Weather Service expects a storm to hit Mount Hamilton on Friday night and bring 2 to 2 1/2 inches of rain to the ...

CalPirg estimates the California ban will eliminate more than 11.5 billion plastic bags from the environment per year.

Louisiana is preparing for its biggest celebration, Carnival season. The pre-Lenten period of festivities, which will last 43 ...

California’s plastic bag ban has been enacted in 2026. Here’s what shoppers and retailers need to know about the ban.

TGIF, Central Coast! We are seeing the storm let up just enough to get the good vibes going on the first Friday of 2026.

New protections for renters, employees and public school students are among the many laws taking effect Thursday. Here’s what ...

A statewide ban on single-use plastic bags at checkouts in grocery stores took effect Jan. 1. The bill, SB 1053 authored by state Sen. Catherine Blakespear, bolsters existing state law that ...

Grocery stores may offer recycled paper bags at checkout, or consumers can use their own bags to carry out purchases.

The last time it rained on the Rose Parade was 2006. Crowds were a little thinner than in past years. But the show marched on ...

New Year’s Day — Thursday, Jan. 1 — marks the start of a new year and a new set of California laws. A wave of new California ...

SB 1053 and AB 2236 were passed by the California legislature and signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2024. It goes into ...

California shoppers will have one less decision to make at the checkout counter starting Jan. 1, as the state enacts a ban on ...