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CA Fast Food Workers Get Higher Wages, but Which Ones?

Fast food workers from across California rallied at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Aug. 16, 2022, Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters

Blue Jellyfish-Like Critters Arrive in Bay Area. When Will They Show Up on SoCal Beaches?

Blue gelatinous creatures known as by-the-wind sailors often wash up on California beaches by the thousands in the springtime when the ocean warms.

California May Gut Two CalWORKS Programs Helping Thousands of Families

The state is considering zeroing out funds for CalWORKS family stabilization and job subsidy programs to help balance the budget.

Shark Monitoring System Pings California Lifeguards. But Lack of Funds Could End Program

The Shark Lab tracks more than 200 sharks along California's coasts through a program initially set up in 2018 with more than $3 million in state funding.

A Physician Travels to South Asia Seeking Enduring Lessons From the Eradication of Smallpox

Smallpox was certified eradicated in 1980, but I first learned about the disease's twisty, storied history in 1996 while interning at the World Health Organization. As a college student in the 1990s, I was fascinated by the sheer magnitude of …

A Physician Travels to South Asia Seeking Enduring Lessons From the Eradication of Smallpox

Smallpox was certified eradicated in 1980, but I first learned about the disease's twisty, storied history in 1996 while interning at the World Health Organization. As a college student in the 1990s, I was fascinated by the sheer magnitude of …

Scientists Say These Killer Whales Are Distinct Species. It Could Save Them

Approving two proposed killer whale species could transform how they're conserved. It would also turn a new page in one of the strangest chapters in marine mammal history.

The IRS Wants to Give California Taxpayers $94 Million in Refunds — If They File Returns

Californians have left millions of dollars in unclaimed tax refunds from 2020 with the Internal Revenue Service. And if they don't act soon, they'll donate that money to the federal government.

Column: Corruption "Feels Like a Betrayal." What Motivates U.S. Attorney E. Martin Estrada

Estrada is the public face of U.S. law in Southern California. To hear him so effortlessly code-switch struck me as bold yet smart. What kind of fed was hip enough to do that? I caught up to him to ask …

Homeless Deaths in L.A. Dropped, but Many Are Dying From Drugs

Nearly 900 unhoused people died in 2023 in Los Angeles, a 23% drop compared to the previous year, according to data released Thursday by City Controller Kenneth Mejia's office. But many people are dying from drugs.

Los Angeles Couple's Supreme Court Case Sheds Light on Immigrant Visa Rejections

Luis Acensio Cordero was denied a visa to return to the U.S. from El Salvador and has been separated from his wife, Sandra Muñoz, since 2015.

California Is Making Fentanyl Test Strips Free to Organizations. How to Get a Kit

In an effort to slow the proliferation of synthetic opioid-related deaths, California will begin offering free fentanyl-testing strips to eligible organizations across the state that ask for them, the state Department of Health Care Services announced Thursday.

Metro's Top Security Officer Ousted Days After Filing Complaint With Inspector General

Metro's top security official was fired two days after she filed a report with the inspector general. Gina Osborn's attorney says they are looking at the possibility of a class-action lawsuit.

With Fewer Options, South L.A. Braces for Bigger Bills at Fast-Food Restaurants

Fast-food chains plan to raise prices in response to the state's $20 minimum wage for their workers, potentially affecting a swath of L.A. that relies on the eateries.

Cesar Chavez's Family Wants Nothing to Do With Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Presidential Campaign

Relatives of Cesar Chavez decry the Kennedy campaign's use of the late labor icon's image. The candidate's father, RFK, was an ally of the farmworkers union Chavez co-founded.

LAX's Long-Promised Rail Link, the People Mover, Likely Delayed Until Late 2025

A strained relationship between LAX and the People Mover contractor has led to project delays, according to credit agency Fitch Ratings.

Rattlesnakes on Santa Catalina Island Have Learned That It Pays to Be Unusually Aggressive

It pays to rattle more, bite more often and inject more toxin on an island where rattlesnakes could be trampled or stomped to death by imported goats, pigs, bison and deer, according to a study published in the scientific journal …

How Will the Baltimore Bridge Collapse Affect Prices and the West Coast?

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the closure of the Port of Baltimore this week could have far-reaching implications all the way across the country for the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, according to several …

Your Doctor or Your Insurer? Little-Known Rules May Ease the Choice in Medicare Advantage

Bart Klion, 95, and his wife, Barbara, faced a tough choice in January: The upstate New York couple learned that this year they could keep either their private, Medicare Advantage insurance plan — or their doctors at Saratoga Hospital.

Your Doctor or Your Insurer? Little-Known Rules May Ease the Choice in Medicare Advantage

Bart Klion, 95, and his wife, Barbara, faced a tough choice in January: The upstate New York couple learned that this year they could keep either their private, Medicare Advantage insurance plan — or their doctors at Saratoga Hospital.

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