Pub. 2 2020-21 Issue 4

California businesses are global leaders in adopting innovative new technologies, and California’s franchised new car dealers are no exception.

On Sept. 23, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an Executive Order directing the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to enact regulations to require all new cars and passenger trucks sold in California to be zero-emission by the year 2035.

The 2020 election saw record voter turnout both in California and across the nation. Although 98% of the votes statewide have been counted as of this writing, due to a small handful of extremely tight races, it is too soon to know with certainty the final roster of who will be heading to Sacramento to serve in the state Senate and state Assembly. In addition, the unprecedented levels of spending on ballot initiative campaigns have almost certainly changed the game for future election cycles.