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Nurses welcome introduction of house bill to set safe RN-to-patient staffing ratios in every hospital

National Nurses United, the nation’s largest organization of nurses, today greeted the re-introduction of a bill in the House of Representatives by Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Illinois – appropriately during…

Cathe Wilson, Imprisoned former Mayor of Temple City, released early under Special Program

Cathe Wilson, Imprisoned former Mayor of Temple City, released early under Special Program

Cathe Wilson, Imprisoned former Mayor of Temple City, released early under Special Program By Terry Miller Former Temple City mayor Cathe Wilson, imprisoned for bribery and perjury has spent the…

Consumers union ad urges Trader Joe’s to help curb a major public health crisis

In a full page ad in the Los Angeles Times, Consumers Union, the policy and advocacy arm of Consumer Reports, called on Trader Joe’s today to stop selling meat and…

Prescription drug take-back day results in 15 tons of RX meds

On Saturday, April 27, DEA personnel from the Los Angeles Field Division and more than 100 state and local law enforcement partners, working at 204 locations, collected 31,538 pounds (more…

California declares May 5-11 “Wildfire Awareness Week”

California has already experienced an increase in fire activity, and to ensure Californians are ready, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. has declared May 5-11, 2013 as “Wildfire Awareness Week”. During…

CEO of theatre chain appointed to CHRB by Gov. Brown

George Krikorian, 67, of Palos Verdes, has been appointed to the California Horse Racing Board. Krikorian has been president and chief executive officer at Krikorian Premiere Theatres since 1983, and…

EFF and ACLU sue Los Angeles law enforcement agencies over automatic license-plate reader records

LAPD and the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department withheld data in violation of the California Public Records Act The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of…

Major $2.5 million donation to enhance City of Hope’s Diabetes Center

A $2.5 million commitment from the foundation of Patrick Soon-Shiong, M.D., and his wife, Michelle Chan, will be used to create the Chan Soon-Shiong Shapiro Distinguished Chair in Diabetes at…

Reps. Chu, Napolitano & Sanchez fight for San Gabriel basin restoration funds

Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27) was joined by Representatives Grace Napolitano (CA- 32) and Linda Sanchez (CA- 38) to introduce legislation Tuesday ensuring federal funding for groundwater cleanup efforts in the…

Asm. Chris Holden’s statement on prison realignment – mentally disordered offenders (AB 1065)

“I was extremely disappointed today that my effort to improve care for seriously mentally ill offenders was defeated in the Assembly Public Safety Committee. I think it’s important to understand…