California cuts ties with Walgreens after company limits access to abortion pills
Gavin Newsom said in a statement the state will not do business with any company that ‘puts women’s lives at risk’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/06/california-walgreens-business-abortion-pills-gavin-newsom
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Today, UCI Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art (Langson IMCA) announced the launch of Beyond the Frame:
Impressions of California, an interactive, digital experience showcasing a selection of Langson IMCA’s collection of California Impressionist paintings.
https://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/5069-langson-imca-launches-interactive-digital-experience-of-californi -
California Passed a Landmark Law About Plastic Pollution. Why Are Some Environmentalists Still Concerned?
The law shifts the responsibility for plastic pollution from consumers to companies that make and use plastic packaging. Some green groups fear it gives the industry too much leeway.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12102022/california-plastics-pollution-bill/ -
Waning water levels across the west – symptoms of the region’s record drought – have revealed yet another artifact.
Dubbed the “Ghost Boat” by officials, the decayed carcass of a second world war Higgins boat, used to transport troops into battle and on to beaches overseas, began to emerge from the shallows in Lake Shasta last fall. Levels have sunk low enough this year to excavate the craft fully.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/10/lake-shasta-drought-ghost-boat -
California Adopts Live Events Safety Law
On September 29, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) No. 1775, which sets workplace safety training and certification standards for companies that produce live events at publicly owned and operated venues. The law goes into effect on January 1, 2023.
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/california-adopts-live-events-safety-law