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Bill would make pharmacy syringe sales permanent

Fenit Nirappil · April 10, 2014 8:13 pm

FILE - This Feb. 14, 2013 file photo provided by SeaWorld San Diego shows mother killer whale Katsaka and her calf swimming together at SeaWorld San Diego's Shamu Stadium in San Diego. A California bill that sought to end killer whale shows at SeaWorld in San Diego and phase out their captivity was put on hold Tuesday, April 8, 2014, dousing an escalating fight between animal activists and supporters of the major tourist attraction. The bill's author, Democrat Richard Bloom of Santa Monica, agreed during the bill's first hearing before the water, parks and wildlife committee to revisit his proposal after further study. (AP Photo/SeaWorld San Diego, Mike Aguilera, File)

California bill that would end orca shows stalls

Fenit Nirappil · April 8, 2014 11:51 pm

State Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, left, speaks on a bill, while his seat mate Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, works at his desk at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. In the wake the recent indictments of Yee and Calderon on federal corruption charges lawmakers are proposing to strengthen political ethics and reform campaign finance laws.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)

California lawmakers propose reforms to regain public trust

Fenit Nirappil · April 7, 2014 4:00 am

Assembly Democrats denounce government outsourcing

Fenit Nirappil · April 3, 2014 8:30 pm

Nonprofit insurers lag in California’s exchange

Fenit Nirappil · April 2, 2014 10:55 pm

Luis Escamilla puts on gloves before cutting prosciutto at the Hock Farm Restaurant in Sacramento, Calif. at the Hock Farm restaurant in Sacramento, Calif. Under a bill signed last year by Gov. Jerry Brown, chefs and bartenders in California must keep bare hands off food going straight to the plate or the drink glass, and must use gloves or kitchen utensils such as tongs. California, where the law took effect Jan. 1 and will begin enforcement starting in July, will join 41 other states banning bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food. In February,after receiving a petition from bartenders calling for an exemption for the "disposable glove law" the law's author, Assemblyman Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, a pediatrician, has introduced a bill to repeal the new regulation and revisit the entire issue.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California lawmakers reconsider bare-hand food ban

Fenit Nirappil · March 25, 2014 9:02 pm

Luis Escamilla puts on gloves before cutting prosciutto at the Hock Farm Restaurant in Sacramento, Calif. at the Hock Farm restaurant in Sacramento, Calif. Under a bill signed last year by Gov. Jerry Brown, chefs and bartenders in California must keep bare hands off food going straight to the plate or the drink glass, and must use gloves or kitchen utensils such as tongs. California, where the law took effect Jan. 1 and will begin enforcement starting in July, will join 41 other states banning bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food. In February,after receiving a petition from bartenders calling for an exemption for the "disposable glove law" the law's author, Assemblyman Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, a pediatrician, has introduced a bill to repeal the new regulation and revisit the entire issue.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

In California, chefs fight for bare-hand contact

Fenit Nirappil · March 24, 2014 5:42 pm

2 congressmen seek momentum to build new reservoir

Fenit Nirappil · March 19, 2014 7:41 pm

Democrats scrap affirmative action amendment

Fenit Nirappil · March 17, 2014 8:04 pm

San Jose mayor abandons pension-reform initiative

Fenit Nirappil · March 14, 2014 8:30 pm

Farmer Carlton Duty Jr. checks water content in his dry tomato field as storms arrive in the area Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 in Lemoore, Calif. Duty said "this year will be a challenge. I'm always glad to have rain, but I'm not sure it's enough." The first significant California storm in months barreled down from the north Wednesday, promising much-needed rain to the drought-stricken state but also the threat of mudslides and flooding. A potentially stronger storm is expected to move in late Thursday. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian)

Legislature passes $687 million drought plan

Fenit Nirappil · February 27, 2014 9:38 pm

Governor plans $687 million for California drought

Fenit Nirappil · February 20, 2014 12:10 am