The Daily Populous

Monday October 9th, 2023 evening edition

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OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement in response to Senate Bill 478 (SB 478), a bill that he sponsored, being signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom.

Coauthored by Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) and Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), the legislation will prohibit hidden fees (also called ‘junk fees’) in California beginning on July 1, 2024.

Hidden fees are fees in which a seller uses an artificially low headline price to attract a customer and usually either discloses additional required fees in smaller print, or reveals additional unavoidable charges later in the buying process.

“Today, California is eliminating hidden fees,” said Attorney General Rob Bonta.

“These deceptive fees prevent us from knowing how much we will be charged at the outset.

Hidden required fees are now charged for a variety of goods and services, such as lodging, tickets for live events, and restaurants and food delivery.

These fees, when mandatory, are a deceptive way of hiding the true price of a good or service. »

Silent Hill 2 Remake Steam Page Receives Major Update, Release Date Announcement Possibly Soon

Authored by twistedvoxel.com

The Steam store page for Konami’s upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake has received a major update, suggesting that a release date announcement may happen soon.

As such, Konami may soon be hosting another Silent Hill transmission for the announcement of a release date for the Silent Hill 2 remake.

A release window of early 2024 suggests that the Silent Hill 2 remake could possibly hit store shelves between the period of January and March. »

Mario + Rabbids creative director wants to make a new Rayman game

Authored by nintendoeverything.com

Mario + Rabbids creative director Davide Soliani, who worked on the original Kingdom Battle and last year’s Sparks of Hope, has significant interest in working on a new Rayman game.

Part of that interest stems from the fact that he worked on the Game Boy Color version of Rayman way back in 2000.

Here’s what Soliani shared with us when we asked about potentially working on a new Rayman game:. »

How a lonely mountain lion led to the creation of the world’s largest wildlife overpass

Authored by edition.cnn.com

It sounds like the plot of a Disney movie: a mountain lion prevented from finding a mate because he’s trapped by L.A. freeways becomes famous and inspires the construction of the world’s largest wildlife overpass.

The idea of a wildlife overpass was garnering interest, but funding it was another issue.

Some 300,000 to 400,000 cars a day will pass underneath the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Overpass when it opens in two years. »