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Worker at seafood plant found dead and cooked in an oven
Officials at the Bumble Bee Foods factory announced Saturday that they opened an investigation after a worker was found dead in an oven at a plant in Santa Fe Springs, California. According to KLTA, it’s unclear how 6-year employee Jose Malena, 62, ended up inside the oven, but authorities say…
California’s dueling tax hikes
California's dueling tax hikes: 'Nightmare' ahead? A potentially serious complication has arisen in California’s latest effort to avoid billions in spending cuts, which threaten the state’s education and welfare systems. Gov. Jerry Brown’s Proposition 30 intends to forestall “draconian” budget cuts by temporarily raising taxes, including sales taxes… …
U.S. chef Dan Barber says California foie gras ban is ‘bad idea’
Award-winning US chef Dan Barber said Tuesday that California’s ban on French speciality foie gras was a “bad idea” that would have no effect on improving food sustainability. A well-known campaigner for sustainable foods, Barber said during a visit to Paris that the ban was a distraction from real efforts…
National Bank of Canada foreclosing Americans’ homes over credit card debt
The National Bank of Canada is attempting to foreclose upon hundreds of American families’ homes in California over old credit card debts, according to a published report. Bay Citizen reporter Rick Jurgens writes that the bank’s debt collection unit, Credigy Receivables, began filing foreclosure lawsuits recently that take advantage of…
California sued for banning controversial ‘cure’ for LGBT minors
The Liberty Counsel filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday challenging a new California law that prohibits mental health providers in the state from attempting to change the sexual orientation of minors. S.B. 1172, which takes effect at the beginning of 2013, violates constitutional guarantees of freedom of speech and religious…
California doubles lobbying fees to modernize transparency website
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) on Monday signed legislation aimed at improving Cal-Access, a technologically-troubled state-run website that tracks lobbying activity and campaign finance. The new law increases the yearly fee to register as a lobbyist from $25 to $50. It also requires political committees to pay a similar filing…
Space shuttle Endeavour makes its final flight to retire in California
US space shuttle Endeavour took off Thursday morning for the second leg of its voyage into retirement in California, riding piggyback on a specially fitted Boeing 747. The shuttle left Houston early in the morning, after spending the previous day on display at Ellington Air Field. Endeavour left Cape Canaveral,…
Several injured in wake of Folsom Prison riot
Several people were rushed to hospitals after a riot at Folsom Prison, according to Sacramento, California’s KCRA TV Channel 3. Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Department officials confirmed that multiple persons were taken in for treatment, but did not specify the number of injured or what type of injuries. Initial reports said…
Officials call for review of ‘Gangnam Style’ lifeguard parody video
The 14 people fired in El Monte, California, over a popular video parody will now get an independent review to decide their fate. According to KTLA-TV, Mayor Andre Quintero called for the review after hundreds of people attended a City Council meeting Tuesday in support of the group of the…
‘Bends’ study shows how mammals make mega-deep dives
Scientists in California have shed light on a marine mystery: how diving mammals can hunt for food at great depths without getting the “bends,” according to a new study. Formally known as decompression sickness, the bends occur when nitrogen gas, compressed in the bloodstream at depth, expands during ascent, causing…
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