Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 27, aimed at expanding California's Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Court system, a program designed to get people with severe mental illness into treatment and housing before they end up on the streets or in jail.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a bill to expand and streamline California’s process to get people who are mentally ill and homeless into mental health treatment and housing.

Governor Newsom signed SB 27, which helps to ensure that individuals in crisis can receive timely treatment, housing, and ongoing support, improving coordination across courts and local agencies.

Today, Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D–Santa Ana), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced that Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 27, legislation to strengthen and expand California’s Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three bills aimed at increasing transparency when buying a new pet, including banning middlemen from selling puppies to Californians.

California enacted three new pieces of legislation this month to strengthen oversight of the state’s bar exam and to determine what caused its February attorney licensing test to unravel.

State Senator Tom Umberg, who represents a district in northern Orange County, says of the tech and entertainment industries, “If they can find a way to boost the volume, they can find a way to not boost the volume.”

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning ads that are substantially louder than the shows on streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu.