Monday through Friday at lunchtime, KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include:
- Governor Gavin Newsom has signed off on four new laws that aim to increase criminal penalties for repeat drunk drivers.
- Governor Gavin Newsom this week signed a bill aimed at making it easier for people in immigration custody who are hospitalized to stay in contact with family members.
- The latest budget from Olympics Organizing Committee LA-28 is out. And one city official isn't happy with it.
- Two Democratic rivals seeking to become the next mayor of Los Angeles are meeting on the same stage just days before mail ballots go to voters.
- California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a law banning the sale of single-use battery-powered vapes to combat plastic pollution.