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'Moral Failure': California Dem Pulls Plug on Fossil Fuel Divestment Legislation

Climate, environmental, and social justice advocates on Tuesday condemned the decision by a Democratic California lawmaker to kill proposed legislation that would require two of the state's leading pension funds to divest from the fossil fuel industry.

Sac Bee: California pension funds won’t be forced to divest from oil, gas after bill is withdrawn

A bill that would have forced California’s public pension systems to sell their oil and gas holdings has been dropped from a state Assembly committee agenda for Wednesday, signaling that it won’t move forward this year.

Signal Tribune: Catalytic converter thefts in Long Beach have increased 383% compared to pre-pandemic levels

Cases of catalytic converter theft began skyrocketing across the nation during the pandemic, and Long Beach is no exception.

The Washington Post: Bills in blue states target the fossil fuel industry for climate damage

Good morning and welcome to The Climate 202! We hope you had a great Memorial Day weekend. Today in bizarre climate news, we’re reading about how a man disguised as an old woman threw cake at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa at the Louvre and shouted at people to think of planet Earth.

Long Beach Post: State and city officials gather in Long Beach to rally for abortion rights

State and city officials were joined by a group of about a dozen activists and spectators Friday morning to advocate for the reproductive rights of all people and denounce the United States Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade.

Santa Monica Mirror: California Lawmakers Pass Bill to Streamline Permitting for Street Vendors

Despite the fact that the California Safe Sidewalk Vending Act of 2018 (Senate Bill 946) decriminalized street food vending when former Governor Jerry Brown signed the bill into law, many street food vendors have encountered problems due to the state’s dated food retail code ,as reported by MSN.com.

Eater LA: California Senate Advances Bill to Streamline Permit Process for Street Vendors

By Mona Holmes

Yesterday, California moved forward with Senate Bill 972, a proposed law designed to ease the health permit process for street food vendors to modernize California’s outdated retail food code. In addition, it should help with public safety and potentially eliminate the fines and legal troubles that vendors experience throughout the state.

La Opinion: Buscan eliminar trabas para que vendedores ambulantes obtengan permisos de salud

Por Araceli Martínez Ortega

Aunque muchas ciudades a lo largo del estado han legalizado las ventas de los ambulantes, los vendedores de comida en las banquetas siguen operando en la informalidad porque la gran mayoría no han podido obtener sus permisos de salud.

Esta semana fue aprobado en el Comité de Salud Pública del Senado, el proyecto de ley SB 972 de la senadora demócrata de Long Beach, Lena González que propone cambios que resuelvan la compleja red de requisitos que dificultan la capacidad de los vendedores ambulantes para acceder a los permisos y comprar un carrito accesible y liviano, de poco peso.