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All-gender bathrooms, ‘use-by’ dates, loud ads: the new California laws to know
By Izzy Bloom | KQED at LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)
· July 2, 2026
· 7 min read
Things are about to change at your local grocery store.(Nathália Rosa / Unsplash)With the start of the new fiscal year in California on Wednesday, dozens of laws took effect, including a zoning overhaul to boost denser housing development near transit, requirements for an all-gender bathroom in ...
Key takeaway SB 760 requires every school district, county office of education and charter school serving any grades from kindergarten to grade 12 to provide and maintain at least one all-gender restroom at each school.
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Category: business ·
Published: July 2, 2026 ·
Source: LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio) ·
Reading time: 7 min
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