CAlifornia

Early 20th Century Earthquakes May Have Been Caused By Calif. Oil Boom

6:07pm October 31, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

A new study suggests a handful of earthquakes in the 1920s and 1930s were associated with increasingly deep and frequent drilling for oil near Los Angeles. Since then, drilling practices have changed.

California rules would require site-specific assessments to identify violence risks for health care workers and plans to mitigate them.

California Rules About Violence Against Health Workers Could Become A Model

5:41pm October 26, 2016

by Pauline Bartolone

New workplace health rules in California would go beyond existing safety standards by requiring private health care facilities to develop specific plans to mitigate risks of violence against workers.

A box of 500 .22 cal. bullets are offered for sale at an Illinois gun store in 2012. California voters are voting on a measure that would require ammunition buyers to face the same background checks gun buyers in the state do.

Should Ammunition Buyers Face Background Checks? California's Voters Will Decide

2:38pm October 25, 2016

by Marisa Lagos

Voters in four states will decide whether to strengthen gun laws next month. In California, a first in the nation ballot measure would make it much harder to buy ammunition and for felons to own guns.

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Gov. Jerry Brown vetoes a bill that would have guaranteed that employees of small businesses can keep their jobs if they take parental leave to bond with a new child.

California Fails To Extend Family Leave Rights For Parents At Small Businesses

3:54pm October 11, 2016

by Michelle Andrews

Gov. Jerry Brown vetoes a bill that would have required small businesses to guarantee that employees' jobs would be there for them after they take parental leave.

Mourners and activists hold a candlelight vigil during a rally in El Cajon, a suburb of San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, in protest of the police shooting the day before.

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'This Is A Life': Hundreds Protest Shooting Of Unarmed Man In El Cajon

10:50am September 29, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Police took nearly an hour to respond to a 911 call from a woman who said her mentally ill brother was acting erratically. About a minute after officers arrived on Tuesday, one shot and killed him.

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California Eliminates Statute Of Limitations On Rape Cases

9:07pm September 28, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The bill is widely believed to be inspired by allegations against comedian Bill Cosby, after some of his accusers came forward long after the alleged sexual assaults took place.

California Imposes Sweeping Sanctions On Wells Fargo Amid Scandal

8:00pm September 28, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

California's state treasurer has announced he is suspending major parts of the state's business relationship with Wells Fargo because of a scandal involving unauthorized customer accounts.

Would California's Proposed Tobacco Tax Hike Reduce Smoking?

5:40pm September 27, 2016

by April Dembosky

When New York increased its cigarette tax, smoking rates declined. California's proposed increase of $2 a pack may, too, say researchers. The higher the tax, the more likely people are to quit.

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Cassie Ray (seen with her husband, Gerry) got a surprise bill from an out-of-network anesthesiologist after an operation.

California Aims To Limit Surprise Medical Bills

5:11am September 11, 2016

by Stephanie O'Neill

California Gov. Jerry Brown has on his desk a bill that aims to protect patients' pocketbooks when they're billed for treatment by an out-of-network provider at an in-network facility.

A mountain yellow-legged frog returns to the wild in the Desolation Wilderness, south of Lake Tahoe in California.

In The Battle To Save Frogs, Scientists Fight Fungus With Fungus

6:26am September 10, 2016

by Lauren Sommer

A deadly fungus is devastating frog populations around the world. In California, scientists are racing to find a way to immunize one species, mountain yellow-legged frogs, against the fungus.