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Inside Climate News: California Passes Law Requiring Buffer Zones for New Oil and Gas Wells

Public health expert Kyle Ferrar spent seven straight days in August finding toxic emissions coming from neighborhood oil and gas sites, a job he wished California regulators would do. His work lent urgency to legislators’ push to succeed where regulators failed.

AP News: California Democrats cap legislative year with climate wins

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Tougher clean energy goals, a ban on new oil and gas wells near homes and schools, and establishing guidelines for capturing carbon and storing it underground are among the climate proposals California Democrats advanced in the final days of the legislative session.

LA Times: Bills aimed at creating California abortion sanctuary headed to Newsom

SACRAMENTO — California is on the verge of making it easier for nurse practitioners to provide abortions, barring coroner investigations after a fetal death and dedicating $20 million to expand access to reproductive care programs in Los Angeles County under bills passed by the state Legislature before the body adjourned Wednesday.

LA Times: California lawmakers OK buffer zones between new oil wells and homes, schools

After years of failed attempts to impose health and safety buffer zones around new oil and gas wells in California, state lawmakers on Wednesday sent a bill to the governor that would require setbacks between those production sites and residential neighborhoods and other sensitive areas.

LA Times: Bill targeting Tesla’s ‘self-driving’ claims passes California Legislature

Since 2016, Tesla has been marketing an expensive option called Full Self-Driving. A reasonable person might infer from the name that the software package enables a car to drive itself, fully.

LA Times: Editorial - Most street vendors still can’t get permits. There’s a bill to fix that

The taco and hot dog stands that dot Los Angeles sidewalks are beloved for their tasty fare. But for the estimated 10,000 street vendors in Los Angeles County, only about 200 have permits to sell food. The rest are subject to fines and, in some cases, arrest.

La Opinion: Ciudades del sur y sureste de Los Ángeles entre las beneficiadas económicamente para iniciativa de desarrollo laboral juvenil

El miércoles se anunció un esfuerzo estatal para la creación de miles de oportunidades laborales para jóvenes en California especialmente en las áreas más necesitadas como el sureste de Los Ángeles.

Businesswire: Lynwood Unified School District Leaders Secure Support from Elected Officials in Sacramento to Confirm Funding to Make the District Whole

Advocating for Past, Present and Future Generations of High School Students in the Area, District Leaders are Setting a Goal to Receive Necessary Funds to Provide State-of-the-Art Facilities for Local Students