SportsNet LA Coming To More Homes
LOS ANGELES—In a $56.7 billion deal, Charter Communications has agreed to purchase Time Warner Cable. The acquisition will bring SportsNet LA, which is owned...
California Considers Recycling Sewage Water
CALIFORNIA—The severe drought affecting the state has prompted officials to consider recycling sewage water for tap water. This is a process that has been...
MDMA Therapy Trials Approved By FDA
MARIN COUNTY—A team of psychotherapists working in Marin County have received federal approval to use ecstasy (MDMA) on patients during clinical trials.
Dr. Phillip Wolfson,...
California, World Leaders Set Tone for Climate Change
CALIFORNIA—On Tuesday, May 19, Governor Jerry Brown and leaders of 11 states and provinces including North America, South America and Europe signed an agreement to...
Terminally Ill Californian’s Fight For Right to Die
CALIFORNIA–On May 15, Compassion & Choices filed a suit against the state of California on behalf of three terminally ill Californians for the right...
Sugar Tax Denied By State Assembly
CALIFORNIA—On Tuesday, May 12, state lawmakers opposed a sugar tax that would add 2 cents per ounce on sweetened beverages. The Assembly Health Committee voted...
Government Budget Could Keep UC Tuition The Same
WESTWOOD—A government proposed budget submitted on Thursday, May 14 could help keep UCLA and other University of California campuses tuition the same for the 2016-2017...
State Senate Mandates Vaccination For Schoolchildren
CALIFORNIA—On Thursday, May 14, the State Senate passed legislation that would mandate vaccination for all schoolchildren.
Sentate Bill 277, introduced by Sen. Richard Pan, of...
Smokeless Tobacco Banned In SF Ballparks
SAN FRANCISCO—Beginning January 1, 2016, smokeless tobacco and chewing tobacco will be banned at sporting venues across the city.
The new ordinance, signed Friday by...
Riot Proceeds Death Of Vacaville Inmate
CALIFORNIA—Just hours after a violent prison riot in California State Prison Solano, an inmate was found dead inside his housing unit in what has been...