California Agrees To Delay Enforcing Net-Neutrality Law

October 26, 2018

California won't enforce its net-neutrality law when it takes effect in January, agreeing Friday with the Trump administration and internet companies who sued that the state law should wait for the outcome of a separate lawsuit pending in Washington.

State Government

From Net Neutrality To #MeToo, Gov. Jerry Brown Signs Bills Into Law For Final Time

September 30, 2018 | Ben Adler

Brown saved some sweeping pieces of legislation until the end, including a net neutrality bill that immediately drew a lawsuit from the Trump administration, and a flurry of measures spurred by the Me Too movement.

State Government

California Lawmakers Pass Net Neutrality Rules, Sending Bill To Governor

August 31, 2018 | Ben Bradford

Gov. Jerry Brown will decide whether California should create the nation's strongest net neutrality rules, defying the Trump administration.

State Government

California Net Neutrality Measure Advances, As Firefighters Complain Of Throttling

August 22, 2018 | Ben Bradford

An effort in California to impose net neutrality through state legislation passed a key vote Wednesday, two days after the Santa Clara County Fire Department complained of Verizon throttling its data.

State Government

Lawmakers Reconcile On California Net Neutrality Measure

July 5, 2018 | Ben Bradford

A couple of weeks after a state assemblyman gutted a California net neutrality bill over the objections of its author, the two announced a deal to restore the measure’s restrictions on Internet providers.

State Government

California Net Neutrality Measure 'Gutted' Yet Advanced In Hostile Takeover By Assembly Committee Chairman

June 20, 2018 | Ben Adler | Ben Bradford

A push for California to establish its own “net neutrality” doctrine, after the Trump administration rescinded federal rules, has technically advanced in the state Legislature. But the bill’s author says his proposal has been “eviscerated.”

State Government

Capitol Round-Up: Measure To Ban Removable Bottle Caps Is Done For The Year

January 29, 2018 | Ben Bradford

Lawmakers voted for state universities to stock abortion pills, cigarettes to be illegal on beaches, and internet providers to observe "net neutrality" in California.

State Government

California Resists Federal End To Net Neutrality

January 16, 2018 | Ben Bradford

California is suing the Federal Communications Commission, while the state Senate quickly advances legislation--despite qualms from some supporters of net neutrality.