Tag: california

CALIFORNIA—The tobacco tax will increase by $2 beginning Saturday, April 1 and the excise tax will be allocated to fund physician training, research for tobacco-related...

SANTA MONICA—Officials have announced that an endangered species of frogs were found breeding in the Santa Monica Mountains last week. Mark Twain first marketed the...

WESTWOOD—Anthony Beilenson, a 10-term Democratic congressman, died in his Westwood home on Sunday, March 5. According to his son, Adam Beilenson, he had been...

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit on Monday, February 27 against the State of California over a new law that discriminates against 1 million...

LOS ANGELES—A federal judge blocked a California law that restricts the website, Internet Movie Database (IMDb), a popular Hollywood website from posting actor’s ages...

CALIFORNIA—The California State Water Resource Control Board on February 1 voted to extend the water conservation rules till the month of September despite heavy...

CALIFORNIA—What was pioneered from personal tragedy and a little bit of goodwill has since become a nationwide network for grief recovery, providing services, as...

CALIFORNIA—Starting on January 1, 2017, new traffic laws passed by the state legislature will come into effect with the intent of changing dangerous driving...

CALIFORNIA—The California housing market is expected to see a decrease after home sales dropped significantly in October and November in 2016 compared to 2015, the...

CALIFORNIA—The California Coastal Commission and California’s attorney general filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Interior's finding that fracking does not have serious environmental...

SAN FRANCISCO—The online public transportation network Uber Technologies Inc. was ordered by the state of California to remove its self-driving cars from the streets...

CALIFORNIA—Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has announced that he intends to run for Governor of the state of California in 2018. Villaraigosa’s term as 41st mayor of...

CALIFORNIA—A man was injured in a shooting with the officers from the Los Angeles Police Department on Monday, November 7 in Westlake. The injured man...

CALIFORNIA—A North Hollywood man was arraigned in court on Monday, November 7 for the alleged stabbing death of his daughter. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced...

SANTA MONICA—Residents of the city of Santa Monica voted to reject the passing of an anti-development initiative. The Land Use Voter Empowerment initiative (LUVE), known...

CALIFORNIA—On Tuesday, November 8, California residents elected Kamala Harris, as the new state senator. Harris previously worked as California’s Attorney General and was the former San Francisco District...

CALIFORNIA—Sherri Papini, 34, a mother of two, disappeared on Wednesday, November 2 while on a mid-day jog around 2:00 p.m. on Sunset Drive in...

CALIFORNIA—On Monday, October 31, a woman with bipolar disorder was fatally shot by police officers after a speed chase in Torrance, CA at a gas...

HOLLYWOOD HILLS—On Saturday, October 29, Donald Trump supporters gathered beside his Hollywood Walk of Fame star located at 6801 Hollywood Blvd. to show their...

SANTA MONICA—On Sunday, October 23, civil rights and anti-war activist, politician, and author, Tom Hayden died at the age of 76. He passed away at...