Day: March 25, 2022

Caltrans maintenance closures, March 26-27, 2022

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is schedule to conduct the following closures for maintenance repairs: Saturday, March 26 Eastbound SR-22 Bristol St off-ramp from 10AM-11:30AM Eastbound SR-22 Main St off-ramp from 8AM-10AM Northbound SR-55 Costa Mesa Frwy connector from 6AM – 12PM Southbound SR-55 Costa Mesa Frwy connector from Read More

Two bills clear Senate Education Committee, broaden pathways to community college and STEM education

Senator Min (D-Irvine) announced two of his bills, Senate Bills (SB) 1080 and SB 1299, passed out of the Senate Committee on Education. These bills will strengthen educational opportunities for both two-year and four-year degree seeking high school students. As California’s workforce faces shortages of vocational and technology industry workers, Read More

Bill to expand access to housing for low-income Californians and their pets advances

Legislation to improve access to rental housing for California’s low-income pet owners passed out of the Senate Housing Committee today with a 6-0 vote. SB 971, authored by Senator Josh Newman (D-Fullerton), will expand pet-inclusive policies for housing financed through the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the Read More

DFPI marks success in implementation of the California Consumer Financial Protection Law

A year after implementing one of the most expansive consumer protection laws in the country, the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced it has collected close to $1 million in restitution for consumers, fielded hundreds of additional complaints related to the law, and launched more than 100 investigations Read More