Tag: california
Lava Mae Expands Showers For Homeless
CALIFORNIA—Lava Mae, a San Francisco based non-profit, has been expanding their services to Los Angeles County. They started in San Francisco by transforming old...
Cal-3 Proposition Would Divide California
CALIFORNIA—The Cal-3 proposition will appear on ballot in November 2018. This proposition will allow California to be divided into three states. These three states...
President Trump Visits California
BEVERLY HILLS—President Trump arrived in the state of California for his first visit since being elected into office. His trip to the state comes...
Serial Killer Charles Manson Dead At 83
BAKERSFIELD—Criminal and former cult leader, Charles Manson, died on Sunday, November 19. He was 83.
Manson, who had been imprisoned in the Protective Housing Unit...
Statewide Gas Tax Increase Goes Into Effect
CALIFORNIA—A gas hike approved by the California state legislature and Governor Jerry Brown went into effect on Wednesday, November 1.
The increase adds an extra 12 cents per...
Small Pharma
UNITED STATES—When I was in Mexico, a place where time-capsules have a better life expectancy than in California, I would come across these drug...
Santa Monica Assemblyman Introduces Bill For State Dinosaur
SANTA MONICA—California Assemblyman Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) recently introduced Bill 1540, to make the Augustynolophus morissi California's official state dinosaur.
The Augustynolophus morissi is a...
California Tobacco Tax To Increase $2
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...
Rare Species Of Frogs Found Reproducing
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...
Former California Congressman, Anthony Beilenson, Dies At 84
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...
L.A. County Sues State Of California Over Redistricting Law
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...
Judge Blocks Law that Restricts IMDB From Publishing Actors’ Ages
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...
Drought Regulations Not Lifted By State’s Water Board
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...
Spark Of Life Grief Recovery Retreat To Come To SoCal
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...
New Traffic Safety Laws For California
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 Housing Market Anticipated To Slow In 2017
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 Challenges Federal Government Over Fracking
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...
Uber Suspends Self-Driving Cars, Mistakes Reported
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...
Antonio Villaraigosa Enters Race For California Governor
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...
Two Arrested, One Injured By LAPD In Westlake Shooting
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...
