Lawsuit by California Man Says Police Run-In Police Left Him Paralyzed January 7, 2022 By Don Thompson A 65-year-old Northern California man was paralyzed after being slammed to the ground during a traffic stop where police officers...
Unfinished Business Awaits California Lawmakers January 4, 2022 By Don Thompson California lawmakers are flush with money and unfinished business from last year as they returned to the state Capitol on...
Vaccinated California Employees Face Workplace Restrictions December 20, 2021 By Don Thompson In a move criticized by business groups and hailed by labor advocates, California’s workplace regulators extended the state’s coronavirus pandemic...
California Preparing for Possible Winter Pandemic Surge November 12, 2021 By Stefanie Dazio and Don Thompson California has begun positioning equipment and locking in contracts with temporary health care workers in preparation for another possible winter...
California Encourages Prescribed Burns to Counter Wildfires October 8, 2021 By Don Thompson California is encouraging more use of fire to fight fire, such as when deliberately set burns were recently used to...
California Healthcare Provider Agrees to $90M Fraud Settlement September 1, 2021 By Don Thompson A major California-based medical provider has agreed to pay a total of $90 million to settle allegations of Medicare fraud,...
California Justices Won’t Limit Governor’s Pandemic Powers August 13, 2021 By Don Thompson The California Supreme Court declined to consider reining in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s emergency powers during the coronavirus pandemic, leaving in...
California Lawsuits Say Pesticide Caused Kids’ Brain Damage July 14, 2021 By Don Thompson Lawsuits filed in California seek potential class-action damages from Dow Chemical and its successor company over a widely used bug...
California Advances Decriminalizing Psychedelic Substances July 1, 2021 By Don Thompson California this week moved another step closer to decriminalizing psychedelics – amid a debate over whether their prohibition is an...
Controversial California Workplace Mask Rule Withdrawn June 11, 2021 By Don Thompson California’s workplace regulators have withdrawn a controversial pending mask regulation while they consider a rule that more closely aligns with...