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California bear hunting season opens Saturday
OutpostsBear hunters who haven't yet purchased their 2010 tags and plan to hunt on Saturday's opening day should get to a California Department of Fish and Game office no later than Thursday. That's because all DFG offices may be closed...... -
State attorney general probes more high salaries across California [Updated]
L.A. NOWA top administrator in Alameda County, the retired city manager in Vernon and a public hospital executive earning more than $800,000 are among the local government officials whose pay and pension are being cited by Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown as...... -
Judge dismisses suit against Blue Shield's doctor-rating system
L.A. NOWAn Alameda County judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the California Medical Assn. against Blue Shield of California, alleging that the insurer's online doctor-rating system is inaccurate and misleads consumers.... -
Oakland man arrested in Chula Vista on suspicion of battering woman during 15-hour ordeal
L.A. NOWA 42-year-old Oakland man has been arrested in Chula Vista on suspicion of kidnapping a woman in the Northern California city and subjecting her to a 15-hour ordeal that included beating her and stuffing her in the trunk of her...... -
Brazilian Blowout blow-up: U.S. OSHA issues warning about formaldehyde in hair-smoothing treatment
All The RageThe ongoing controversy over the celebrity-endorsed Brazilian Blowout and similar keratin hair smoothing treatments that are used to tame frizzy hair intensified this week, when U.S. health officials issued a hazard alert warning about dangerous... -
Target Corp. to pay $22.5 million in settlement over alleged hazardous waste dumping
L.A. NOWTarget Corp. has agreed to pay $22.5 million to settle a multiyear government investigation into the alleged dumping of hazardous waste by the retail chain, according to court documents filed this week. The settlement, pending final approval by a judge,..... -
Shell Oil paying millions for tank violations
GreenspaceShell Oil Co. will pay $19.5 million in civil penalties and fees to settle a state complaint involving hundreds of environmental violations at its California gas stations. A state investigation found problems with leak detection and monitoring of... -
More California school districts on the financial brink
L.A. NOWAn increasing number of California school districts are edging closer to financial insolvency, state officials reported Tuesday. One immediate effect has been the layoff of teachers — probably in the thousands, although neither state officials nor the... -
Second lawsuit seeks billions more for California schools
L.A. NOWA coalition of education activists filed a lawsuit Monday to seek a vast increase, by billions of dollars annually, in California's funding of education. This litigation follows a similar legal claim filed in May by other groups. In both cases,...... -
8.4 million Californians lack health coverage as the ranks of the uninsured swell, study finds
L.A. NOWThe number of Californians who lost jobs and health insurance probably increased in every county last year, according to a study released Monday by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. The new analysis found that 37 counties -- including...... -
Massive overhaul of ailing hospital urged
Times Staff WritersIf Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center is to survive, let alone thrive, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors needs to get out of the way. That's an opinion shared by most of the two dozen healthcare experts The Times asked for solutions...Tags: Civil Rights, California, Justice and Rights, Henry Ford, Heart Failure
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Here's to good buddies, good health
WHILE no man is an island, too many are like lonely peninsulas jutting off from the rest of society. In recent decades, close friendships among Americans have dwindled -- especially among certain groups of men.
And, experts say, there are consequences to...Tags: Heart Attack, Sociology, Duke University, University of Chicago, Society
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