Tag: California

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., announced Monday that she will run for re-election to the Senate in 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Dianne Feinstein to run for re-election in 2018

Al Weaver · October 9, 2017 2:25 pm

What Are Libraries For?

Tim Markatos · October 9, 2017 12:40 pm

Responsible retailers and breeders want to work with activists, regulators, and state representatives to put those who prioritize profits over pet health and consumer well-being out of business or behind bars. (AP)

California ban on pet sales would strip longstanding consumer protections

Mike Bober · October 9, 2017 4:01 am

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is suing the Trump administration in federal court for allowing more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women by claiming moral or religious objections. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

California files legal challenge against Trump’s rollback of birth control mandate

Diana Stancy Correll · October 7, 2017 12:26 am

They Don’t Know When They’re Licked

The Scrapbook · October 6, 2017 9:15 pm

"ICE will have no choice but to conduct at-large arrests in local neighborhoods and at worksites, which will inevitably result in additional collateral arrests, instead of focusing on arrests at jails and prisons where transfers are safer for ICE officers and the community," ICE said. (AP)

ICE threatens ‘at-large arrests’ after California passes sanctuary city law

Anna Giaritelli · October 6, 2017 7:19 pm

It's worth questioning how it's possible that none of the Democrats taking Weinstein's money were aware of his reputation. (AP)

Beltway Confidential

If Harvey Weinstein’s behavior was an ‘open secret,’ how many Democrats knew and took his money anyway?

Emily Jashinsky · October 6, 2017 4:31 pm

They Don’t Know When They’re Licked

The Scrapbook · October 6, 2017 8:00 am

What Are Libraries For?

Tim Markatos · October 6, 2017 8:00 am

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a "sanctuary state" bill on Thursday that prevents law enforcement officers from "asking about immigration status during routine interactions." (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill to make California a ‘sanctuary state’

Naomi Lim · October 6, 2017 2:24 am

One of the drawbacks to microcrystal testing, compared to other forms of testing, is that is isn't always the final step. If a case goes to trial, evidence that was tested with microcrystal testing will have to undergo an instrument test, like GC-MS. Instrument tests can identify many more drugs and are considered universally confirmatory. (AP file photo)

Police turn to microcrystal drug testing to eliminate backlogs

Ariella Phillips · October 2, 2017 4:01 am

Poverty and the Pyrite State

The Scrapbook · September 29, 2017 7:30 am