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Bill To Limit Vaccine Exemptions Moves A Step Closer In California

7:15pm April 10, 2015

by Pauline Bartolone

A measure that would require more children to get vaccinated is moving ahead in the California Legislature. Though the state saw a large measles outbreak this year, final passage may be tough.

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A Sept. 10, 2010 photo showing firefighters and rescue crews working amid damage caused by the pipeline explosion in San Bruno, Calif.

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PG&E Hit With $1.6 Billion Penalty For 2010 Calif. Pipeline Explosion

9:36am April 10, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. was ordered to pay the fine — the largest ever charged a public utility — for the San Bruno explosion and fire that killed 8 people and destroyed dozens of homes.

Study Finds The Poor Subject To Unfair Fines, Driver's License Suspensions

5:57pm April 09, 2015

by Sam Sanders

The report says many of the police and court practices highlighted in a recent federal investigation into the Ferguson, Mo., police department occur in California as well.

Los Angeles is trying out 100 of these new parking signs for six months. They're supposed to help streamline the current system. (See photo below.)

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How Do You Like Los Angeles' New Parking Signs?

7:18am April 07, 2015

by Sam Sanders

Over the weekend, the city rolled out a parking sign template as part of a pilot program to try to simplify what can often be a very confusing parking process.

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Owner Of 'Revenge Porn' Site Sentenced To 18 Years In Jail

9:50am April 06, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Kevin Bollaert, who ran a site allowing people to anonymously post nude photos of others and then charged the victims to have them removed, was convicted of identity theft and extortion.

The Rev. Vernon Holmes leads a Lutheran congregation near Sacramento, Calif., that supports the state's right-to-die bill. He describes his faith as promoting quality of life.

California Faith Groups Divided Over Right-To-Die Bill

6:54pm April 03, 2015

by Pauline Bartolone

Many Christian denominations officially oppose legislation that would legalize medically assisted suicide. But some individual churches, pastors and congregants are lending support to the cause.

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California Governor Jerry Brown with Frank Gehrke, state chief of snow surveys, in a meadow that usually has four to five feet of snow. Brown announced statewide mandatory water reductions at the site.

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California Governor Issues 1st-Ever Statewide Mandatory Water Restrictions

11:50am April 02, 2015

by Sam Sanders

Cities in drought-stricken California will have to reduce their water usage by 25 percent. In a news conference, Gov. Jerry Brown said the "historic drought demands unprecedented action."

Now a stop on Palm Springs tours, this iconic desert house — shown here in a 1970 photo — was designed by modernist architect Richard Neutra for department store magnate Edgar J. Kaufmann in 1946.

Palm Springs Celebrates Its Past, And Tourists Arrive In Droves

9:43pm March 29, 2015

by Matt Guilhem

Palm Springs was the desert playground of golden-era Hollywood. Then its glamour faded. Now its midcentury architecture, its retro style and the allure of its past are fueling a rebirth.

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Female and male Marines prepare for a live-fire exercise at Twentynine Palms, a training camp in the Mojave Desert.

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In Intense Desert Training, Marine Women Fight For Place On Front Lines

5:03pm March 25, 2015

by Tom Bowman

The Marines are being tested in California's Mojave Desert to see if they have what it takes to serve in ground combat units. Injuries in earlier training kept a dozen women from getting that far.

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Federal Agents Carry Out Search For Evidence Of Illegal Support For 'Birth Tourism'

1:22pm March 04, 2015

by Nathan Rott

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says some wealthy foreigners seek to give birth to their children in the U.S. so they will obtain U.S. citizenship.

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