Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Laura Robles, 14, swabs her mouth for a self-administered coronavirus test at Los Angeles' Union Station last year. (Irfan Khan / ...

California’s legislators pass hundreds of new laws each year, most of which take effect in January. But a handful kick in on July 1, the start of the state’s fiscal year. Signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom ...