From bans on declawing cats and plastic grocery bags to new anti-discrimination protections for students and cheaper insulin, a raft of new California laws takes effect Jan. 1, with others rolling out ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California treats most non-domesticated wildlife as restricted by default, which is just one reason why it has some of the ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom's office this week described 2025 as "the year that would not end." But it has, and in its aftermath comes a slew of new laws passed that year that will affect the lives of almost ...

Removing their claws is an acceptable way to keep cats from scratching up furniture — or people, advocates of that practice say. But opponents say declawing cats is cruel and inhumane. California ...

Securing legal status for certain exotic pet species requires bypassing California's default prohibition on private pets, and it may not be possible. Section 671 of Title 14 triggers an immediate ...