New California laws take effect on housing, health, labor, equity
- Deirdre McCrohan
- Jan 18, 2023
- 1 min read

The new year has ushered in hundreds of new laws passed by the California Legislature, several of which carry impacts that will be felt on the Tiburon Peninsula, including new rules that legalize jaywalking in many situations, outlaw the practice of charging more for personal-care products marketed to women and expand California’s minimum wage to nearly all employees.
Other laws that went into effect Jan. 1 attempt to provide additional safeguards on abortion access, allow private citizens to sue firearm manufacturers and dealers in civil court and make it easier for developers to build housing in certain commercial areas.
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