California is two weeks away from launching its long-awaited "care courts" program, which is designed to help people with mental illness get off of the streets and into treatment. The law allows family members, social workers and court employees to refer people with schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders to "care court", then a judge will be able to order treatment plans.

Bonta said Exxon Mobil, Shell, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and BP — along with the American Petroleum Institute (API) — have long known “that the burning of fossil fuels leads to climate change — but have fed us lies and mistruths to further their record-breaking profits at the expense of our environment.”

American Water Works Company Inc. (AWK) said that on September 9th, 2023 the Sixth Appellate District of California's Court of Appeals upheld the County of Monterey's decision to authorize permits for construction of California American Water's Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project desalination facility.

People charged with an offense lower than a Class A misdemeanor — littering, some speeding charges and possession of marijuana over the legal limit — will likely be released with a citation and a court date without having to be processed at a police station.