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Newsom signs 13 Assembly bills New laws cover food safety, hazardous waste and more By ANNELISE HANSHAW NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
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Ashley Wheater, the Mary B. Galvin artistic director of The Joffrey Ballet, stands with the Miller McCune Executive Director Celesta M. Billeci during the eason reveal party Tuesday at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum. The Joffrey Ballet is scheduled to perform May 11 and 12 during the Arts and Lectures season.
Audiences welcome UCSB Arts & Lectures announces in-person programming for 2021-22
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 13 bills Tuesday, ranging from food safety to electric fences. Here is a summary of the new state laws: AB 272: ENROLLMENT AGREEMENTS Assembly Bill 272, proposed by Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin), gives minors their legal rights if they are victim of a sexual assault even if their guardian signs an arbitration clause in a school enrollment agreement. The bill applies to public and private schools that serve any grades kindergarten through 12th. AB 332: HAZARDOUS WASTE: TREATED WOOD WASTE: MANAGEMENT STANDARDS Assembly Bill 332, authored by the Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials, reinstates alternative management standards for treated wood waste. The alternative management standards were set in 2008 but “sunset” on Dec. 31, 2020. Without alternative management standards, treated wood waste is considered hazardous waste. The California Building Industry Association, California Farm Bureau and the Treated Wood Council wrote to the Assembly in support of the bill. The organizations wrote the provisions as of Jan. 1 made “the management and disposal of treated wood waste more difficult, expensive and environmentally
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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 13 bills into law Tuesday, and more bills wait on his desk.
unsustainable.” AB 358: ELECTRIFIED SECURITY FENCES: PERMITTED USE The assembly bill amends Section 835 of the Civil Code, which sets standards for electrified security fences. The main change is a height adjustment. The previous law stated the fences may not exceed 10 feet tall and should be located behind a perimeter fence no less than six feet tall. Now, the fences can be built behind a perimeter fence “no less than five feet tall” and can stand 10 feet high or two feet above the perimeter fence, whichever is higher. Please see BILLS on A4
SB 331 to expand protections for victims of workplace harassment By MADISON HIRNEISEN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
At left, the audience at the Arts & Lectures reveal party learns about the Wood Brothers, a roots trio who will perform in October. At right, the audience applauds as the 2021-22 season is discussed. It marks a return to in-person programming.
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After a pandemic-caused stint of virtual programming, UCSB Arts & Lectures is ready to take the stage again for live audiences. Arts & Lectures this week announced its 2021-22 season, which features everyone from the Joffrey Ballet to jazz great Wynton Marsalis and his Jazz at Lincoln Center orchestra. While programs will be inperson again, Arts & Lectures will include virtual programming alternatives. To see the entire schedule or purchase tickets, go to artsandlectures.ucsb.org. You can also call 805-893-3535.
“The wait is over. Fueled with hope, we give you Arts & Lectures’ 2021-2022 season of performances, lectures and special events,” said Celesta M. Billeci, Arts & Lectures’ Miller McCune executive director in a news release. Arts & Lectures is stressing that COVID-19 protocols will be followed as audiences return to theaters. “When we launched our ‘Creating Hope” programming initiative in spring 2021, we stepped forward with programs to bring hope to our campus and community. And we remain deeply committed to this endeavor, as you’ll see reflected in the events throughout the season,” Ms.
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secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The programming will continue with The Wood Brothers, a roots trio, on Oct. 12; the Danish String Quartet’s “Doppelgänger Project” on Oct. 14 and Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra’s “Fandango on the Wall” with The Villalobs Brothers on Oct. 15. Environmental activist Paul Hawken will discuss “Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation” on Oct. 20. Arts & Lectures has grouped its concerts into six series, including two new ones: “Justice For All,” which explores inequalities Please see UCSB on A4
A new bill that expands protections for survivors of workplace harassment or discrimination passed through the state Senate this week and is on its way to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk. Senate Bill 331, also known as the “Silenced No More Act,” seeks to protect the rights of workers by prohibiting employers from using non-disclosure agreements to prevent employees from speaking out against all forms of harassment or discrimination in the workplace. Under the legislation awaiting the governor’s signature, employers cannot use NDAs to settle employment and housing-related legal claims that involve unlawful harassment or discrimination. In addition, the bill also prohibits employers from including terms in a severance agreement that would restrict a separated employee from Please see HARASSMENT on A4 discussing unlawful conduct in
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Billeci said. “We’re conscious that things are rapidly changing, and our wish is to accommodate as much of our community as possible. An at-home live stream option will be available for many events this season for those of you who cannot attend in person.” UCSB Arts & Lectures announced its programming during an outdoor party Tuesday at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, where Ashley Wheater, the Mary B. Galvin artistic director of The Joffrey Ballet, addressed media and Arts & Lectures supporters. The season will start Oct. 10 with a talk by Julián Castro, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate and former U.S.
the workplace, giving former employees the opportunity to report unlawful practices without the threat of legal action. The bill was authored by state Sen. Connie M. Leyva, D-Chino, who previously championed the Stand Together Against NonDisclosures Act, which was signed into law in 2018. In response to the #MeToo movement, the passage of STAND banned nondisclosure agreements in cases of sexual assault, sexual harassment and sex discrimination. STAND highlighted the role secret settlements play in silencing workers from sharing harmful workplace practices and complaints. The Silenced No More Act builds upon existing provisions in STAND to empower victims to come forward freely about inappropriate workplace behavior without the threat of being silenced by an NDA. The bill recognizes that secret settlements and NDAs play a
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