California voters in 2024 will decide whether to keep a law to require buffer zones around new oil wells as corporations use referendums to challenge progressive policies.
A restaurant coalition sued to block implementation of AB 257, the California law that would, among other things, create a worker representative body with the power to raise wages.
Backers say they have submitted more than enough for a ballot measure to overturn the law. A labor group alleges signatures were obtained fraudulently.