Tani Cantil-Sakauye will start as president and chief executive of the Public Policy Institute of California the day her term as chief justice ends.

The state of California has hired a UC Hastings professor to lead a project aimed at addressing a shortage of lawyers for children in the state’s juvenile court system.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of 12 bills Tuesday, establishing some of the strongest abortion protections in the nation — a direct reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn federal abortion guarantees earlier this year.

Under the new plan, starting Feb. 1, L.A. landlords will once again be able to evict tenants for unpaid rent and other reasons even if tenants have been affected by COVID-19. The city’s current rules have prohibited such evictions since March 2020.