California bill aims to boost access to opioid use disorder treatment meds
NORTHSTATE, Calif. — A new state bill could increase access to medication used in treating opioid addiction.
Assembly member Matt Haney introduced AB 2115 in February 2024.
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Law proposed to protect workers' 'Right to disconnect'
A bill in California would give employees the legal right to ignore non-emergency work communications and demands outside of business hours. "This is the consequence of a technology that has left us 24/7 available," says Assemblyman Matt Haney, "It shouldn't leave us 24/7 working."
Inside the push to give workers the right to 'disconnect' after work
A growing movement of employees is trying to create a clear dividing line between work and their personal lives and California could become the first U.S. state to make that disconnect a legal right. NBC’s Emilie Ikeda reports for TODAY.
The Boss Is Calling Late. Should the Law Let You Ignore It?
A San Francisco lawmaker wants California to give workers the right to brush off business calls after hours
Assemblyman Matt Haney on Going from SF to Sacramento and the "Generational Shift" on Housing in California
Scott and Marisa discuss the fallout from the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Governor Gavin Newsom’s tour of California in lieu of a traditional State of the State speech. Then, they sit down with San Francisco Assemblyman Matt Haney to discuss his Bay Area upbringing, time on the San Francisco school board and what he’s working on as he embarks on his first full term in Sacramento.
Lawmaker wants longer state hospital stays for violent offenders following Chinatown stabbing
People with severe mental illness who commit violent crimes could be kept in state mental hospitals longer to allow the state to better plan for continued treatment after their release under a bill by a San Francisco lawmaker.
S.F. politician pushes novel approach to address state’s drug crisis. Here’s what it would do
For years, state and local health officials have watched in dismay as drug overdoses spiraled ever higher. Now they could gain a new tool to track the extent of the crisis.
California Bill Would Require Landlords to Accept Pets
A San Francisco lawmaker introduced what’s believed to be first-in-the-nation legislation this month that would require California landlords to accept pets.
Making downtowns great again
THE BUZZ: Assemblymember Matt Haney is tired of out-of-staters dumping on the condition of California’s struggling downtowns. But he doesn’t necessarily disagree with the criticism.
Lawmaker wants California workplaces to put Narcan in first-aid kits
A new bill would require California workplaces to stock their first-aid kits with a nasal spray that can prevent opioid overdoses, greatly expanding the range of locations that have the lifesaving medication on hand.