Senate Bill 20 would create a system to certify fabrication shops where workers cut stone slabs to fashion them into countertops. Manufacturers could provide their slabs only to certified shops.

Inside the row of workshops in an industrial stretch of Pacoima, men labored over hefty slabs of speckled stone, saws whining over the sounds of Spanish-language rock. Pale dust rose around them as ...

Statement stone — or stone that is the focal point — is the darling of interior design trends these days. Solid stone slabs (one continuous piece of stone) are widely used for kitchen and bathroom ...