Consumer protections for tech customers, and tweaks to a key mental health treatment project, are coming down the pike July 1.

A new fiscal year in California begins on July 1, and with it comes a fresh round of laws that will impact people across the state. The laws tackle a variety of objectives, including consumer rights and public safety.

The state’s gas tax will increase from 59.6 cents to 61.2 cents per gallon. This increase has been in effect since the gas tax was enacted into law by the voters in 2018. The gas tax funds are used to support highway,

Fire season has begun with a bang in California, where more than a dozen wildfires have ignited since Saturday — the largest of which are located in Riverside and San Bernardino and counties. Here is the latest on the blazes.

Firefighters battle flames from the Wolf Fire in Banning, Calif., on Sunday, June 29, 2025, as residents were forced to evacuate.