Source: Santa Monica Daily Press
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three bills into law this week authored by Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur that address pet rescue during disasters, streamline identity document changes for transgender Californians and maintain access to sterile syringes for disease prevention.
The most prominent measure, AB 478 known as the FOUND Act, requires cities and counties to establish procedures for rescuing pets during mandatory evacuations. The bill was inspired by the story of Oreo, a Pomeranian who survived five days in debris from the Palisades Fire before being reunited with his owner.