California lawmaker wants to unmask business owners, landlords

Honolulu Star-Advertiser— SACRAMENTO, Calif. >> A California lawmaker wants to require business owners and landlords to disclose their identities under legislation aimed at cracking down on opaque ownership structures that have enabled some companies to skirt state laws without facing consequences.

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CNN—Clear lets people skip the line at the airport. California lawmakers want to change it. Clear is a service that lets people skip the security line at airports with nothing but a biometric scan and $189. Some California lawmakers want to make changes to it in the state, saying it separates travelers into haves and have-nots. California lawmakers voted 8-4 to move a bill out of the Senate Transportation Committee that would create a moratorium on Clear’s expansion at state airports. The bill has to be approved by the full California Senate and Assembly and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom...

Los Angeles Times—Tired of Clear travelers cutting the airport security line? A California lawmaker wants change. Tired of watching Clear customers get escorted to the front of the airport security line? California state Sen. Josh Newman sure is. Newman (D-Fullerton), who frequently travels between his Orange County district and Sacramento, said Clear's system of charging a premium for special access to a taxpayer-funded service has become a regular source of outrage. “Over time, you get kind of aware of the degree to which the Clear service has kind of an adverse effect on the people who don’t use it,"...