No Lighting Up with Kids in Car Come Tuesday, Min wage to $8, bikes w/lilghts (CA)

[The Straight Story]

No Lighting Up with Kids in Car Come Tuesday
Written by C. Johnson, Internet News Producer

No smoking in vehicles with kids under age 18 and holding local municipalities at least partially liable for flood damage if they approve development without taking flood risk into consideration are two new California laws taking effect January 1.

The ban against smoking in cars where there are minors applies whether the vehicle is moving or not. However, a peace officer must have first stopped the vehicle for another violation, such as expired plates, before a citation can be issued for smoking. The fine for the smoking violation is $100.

A law requiring a person riding a bicycle when it's dark to use lights and reflectors while riding on a sidewalk, bikeway or highway takes effect Tuesday.

Minimum wage workers will receive a 50-cent-an-hour raise with the new year. That will boost California's minimum wage to $8 an hour, the second highest minimum wage in the nation after Washington state's. Massachusetts' minimum wage also increases to $8 an hour January 1.

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Trying to keep us safe? How about REAL health care reform??

[rpannier]

1. But Health Care reform means they might lose their contributions from Blue Cross

Aetna and Cigna.

Can't have that

[goodgd_yall]

2. I thought the law already required lights and reflectors

so that's news to me.

They all sound like good laws to me, but, yes, affordable health care for all is what we really need right now.

[Fed_Up_Grammy]

3. California is going to hell and folks are being legislated to death.

The minimum raise increase is good,though.