"California Ushers in 2024 with Fresh Legislation Impacting Taxes, LGBTQ+ Rights, Sick Leave, and Housing"

Starting January 1, 2024, California will implement new laws affecting Silicon Valley, including a minimum wage increase for fast-food workers to $20 per hour, employment protections for cannabis users, the repeal of a vehicle modification ban, transparent lodging pricing, a cap on prescription drug co-pays, modernized conservatorship laws, and water conservation measures in building standards. These laws aim to address worker rights, health care affordability, discrimination, consumer transparency, mental health, and environmental sustainability.