The assessment has not changed since 1996, and the funds are used to operate and repair the city’s streetlight system.

California’s next governor will face tough decisions on a highly controversial piece of healthcare policy: what to do about health coverage for the more than 1.4 million low-income residents without legal status.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Thursday limiting medical billing in ride share accident litigation, averting a November showdown between Uber and the state’s trial attorneys. The agreement comes as Uber pushes forward with a lawsuit against two prominent L.A. law firms.

Proponents of a controversial billionaire tax pledge to make sure it appears on the November ballot to backfill federal healthcare funds.