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Many new transportation focused laws going into effect in 2026 are focused on E-bike safety and speeding.

CALIFORNIA — Starting January 1, 2026, California will require manufacturers to add folic acid to corn masa flour used in tortillas, tamales, pupusas, and similar products. California is the first state in the U.S. to enact this law.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> Over Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, California Highway Patrol officers were out in full force across California for Holiday Enforcement Period. CHP mission is to stop dangerous driving behaviors before they became tragedies. With the significant winter weather impacted...

New pilot program cracks down on extreme speeding on California highways. The California State Transportation Agency today announced a new joint effort by two of its departments — the Department of Motor Vehicles and California Highway Patrol — to curb excessive speeding and prevent deadly crashes. The pilot,...

LODI, Calif. — On a slow Saturday in the grocery aisles, shoppers in Lodi weighed what to put in their carts as California prepares to ring in the new year with a slate of new laws. Soon, one choice will disappear altogether. Under Senate Bill 1053, stores and pharmacies...

Californians are paying some of the highest gas prices in the nation — often over $5 a gallon—while much of the country pays under $3. That’s not an accident. In recent weeks, Valero announced it will close its California refinery in 2026, citing rising costs and regulatory uncertainty. It’s not the first refinery to...

The quakes come as California sees the effects of an atmospheric river that has caused flash flooding, rescues, and landslides.

Getting into college is harder than ever. Every year, Americans spend about $500 million on “educational consultants” who help students navigate applying to college. Most first-generation, low-income students don’t have access to those resources. California should fund an effective college pipeline program for these...

Editor’s note: We’re republishing some of our best reads of 2025. This must-read by our housing reporter, Natalie Orenstein, delighted readers while getting at deeper truths about housing insecurity in the Bay Area. Some readers debated whether Oakland’s tenant protection laws need revisiting, while others deplored...

A behavioral therapist in Southern California was sentenced to 17 years in prison for molesting a young non-verbal girl with disabilities who was under his care. Mitchell Akira Takata, 23, of Los Altos, had pleaded guilty to the crimes in October, according to the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. In May...