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California jury links weedkiller Roundup to cancer, awards couple $2 billion
The Hill - Tue May 14, 2019
A jury ruled against chemical giant Monsanto on Monday, awarding a California couple $2 billion in damages after determining their cancer was caused by the weedkiller Roundup. More»

High Turnout For Annual 420 Pot Festival On Golden Gate Park’s Hippie Hill
San Francisco Chronicle - Sat Apr 20, 2019
Smokers passed cone-shaped joints, cradled glass pipes of all sizes and worked to keep blazing blunts alive amid strong winds on the grassy fields of Golden Gate Park as part of the annual 420 celebration at Hippie Hill. More»

Four prisoners dead in six weeks: the crisis unfolding in San Diego county jails
The Guardian - Wed Apr 17, 2019
On 18 March, Maria Palacios Escalera got a call from a doctor at the UC San Diego hospital in southern California. More»

Jelly Belly creator releases line of CBD-infused jelly beans
WSB-TV - Mon Mar 18, 2019
LOS ANGELES - The man known for creating the Jelly Belly jelly bean has released his own line of jelly bean marijuana edibles. More»

Charges dropped for deputies accused of forcing inmates into 'fight club'
The Guardian - Fri Feb 1, 2019
The San Francisco district attorney's office on Friday dropped all charges against three San Francisco sheriff's deputies accused of forcing inmates to fight for their entertainment. More»

Trump Orders FEMA To Cut Off Aid For California Wildfires
Huffington Post - Tue Jan 8, 2019
The president said the fire-ravaged state will receive no more money until "they get their act together". More»

Trump says he doesn't believe in climate change because 'air and water is at a record clean'
The Independent - Tue Nov 27, 2018
Donald Trump has said he does not believe in manmade climate change because America's water and air is "right now at a record clean". More»

Trump Insists 'Raking' Will Help Stop Forest Fires
Huffington Post - Sat Nov 17, 2018
With 76 people dead and nearly 1,300 unaccounted for and feared dead in California wildfires, President Donald Trump had a word of advice about stopping future blazes: "Raking. More»

At Least 71 People Dead and More Than 1,000 Missing
CNN - Fri Nov 16, 2018
More than 1,000 people are unaccounted for and thousands of survivors are living in cars and tents as California's deadliest wildfire enters a second week. More»

California Passes Bill To Expunge Old Marijuana Convictions
Huffington Post - Tue Aug 28, 2018
California lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that provides a legal framework to wipe out previous marijuana convictions. More»

California DA Proposes Solution for Unwanted Politicians - Shoot Them
Huffington Post - Mon Jul 9, 2018
"Being a loud-mouthed c*nt in the ghetto you would think someone would have shot this b*tch by now" one Facebook comment from his account read. More»

Man, 92, Hit With Brick In Brutal July 4th Attack, told "go back to your own country"
KCBS-TV - Sun Jul 8, 2018
LOS ANGELES - Loved ones are looking for answers after a 92-year-old man was hit with a brick in a brutal July 4th attack. More»

Ex-Cop Arrested in Golden State Killer Cold Case: Updated
WNBC-TV - Tue Apr 24, 2018
The FBI said the killer is responsible for approximately 45 rapes, 12 homicides, and multiple residential burglaries between 1976 and 1986 in San Francisco, Sacramento and Los Angeles area. More»

Stephon Clark: Police shot unarmed man '7 times in back'
BBC - Sun Apr 1, 2018
Stephon Clark was shot a total of eight times in the confrontation on the night of 18 March in Sacramento, California, said a forensic pathologist. More»

New Form of Water, Both Liquid and Solid, Is 'Really Strange'
New York Times - Fri Feb 9, 2018
Long theorized to be found in the mantles of Uranus and Neptune, the confirmation of the existence of superionic ice could lead to the development of new materials. More»

San Francisco To Dismiss Thousands Of Marijuana Convictions
NPR - Wed Jan 31, 2018
Prosecutors in San Francisco will throw out thousands of marijuana-related convictions of residents dating back to 1975. More»

New era opens in California with first sales of recreational marijuana
San Francisco Gate - Sun Dec 31, 2017
Before sunrise on New Year's Day, cashiers welcomed the first legal sales of recreational marijuana in California, launching a new industry expected to bring in billions of dollars while accepting new regulations and taxes. More»

California Warns About Cell Phone Exposure And Health Risks
Forbes - Sat Dec 16, 2017
The connection between cell phone radiation and health risks is far from settled, but it's strong enough that the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued guidelines on how to minimize one's exposure. More»

Incarcerated Women Are Fighting on the Front Lines of California's Wildfires for $1 an Hour
Jezebel - Thu Oct 12, 2017
Large swaths of California have been destroyed by wildfires that have left at least 21 dead, razing thousands of homes and businesses throughout the region. More»

Wildfires Burn Out of Control Across Northern California; 15 Are Dead
New York Times - Tue Oct 10, 2017
NAPA, California - With roads still blocked by the police and fires still raging across broad swaths of Northern California, Matt Lenzi hiked through smoke-choked vineyards and waded the Napa River to reach the home his father lived in for 53 years. More»

Don't Worry About New Alabama Mad Cow, Says CDC, but Facts Suggest Otherwise
Alternet - Tue Jul 25, 2017
Government agencies protect big agriculture at the expense of our health. More»

Justice Department to Reverse Obama's Hands-Off Policy on Marijuana
Democracy Now - Sun Feb 26, 2017
The Trump administration said Thursday it will enforce federal laws barring the use of marijuana, reversing an Obama administration policy that gave wide latitude to states to determine their own pot laws. More»

Actress Barbara Tarbuck dies of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
IBT - Fri Jan 6, 2017
Actress Barbara Tarbuck, who starred in the award-winning TV series American Horror Story has died. More»

'Get the f**k out": Bigots mistake lupus patient's head covering for hijab and smash her car window
Raw Story - Wed Nov 16, 2016
A California woman said that she received a threatening note and her car window was smashed all because her head covering was mistaken for a Muslim hijab. More»

History teacher suspended for lesson showing 'remarkable parallels" between rise of Trump and Hilter
Raw Story - Sat Nov 12, 2016
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California - Bay Area history teacher was suspended from teaching on Thursday over a lesson in which he examined parallels between the rise of Trump and German fascist dictator Adolf Hitler. More»

Anti-Trump protests turn violent: Cops clash with 6,000-strong crowd in Oakland and activists block roads in LA amid nationwide demonstrations
Daily Mail - Wed Nov 9, 2016
Violence has broken out at anti-Trump rallies across America overnight as tens of thousands marched against the President-elect before angry mobs attacked police, started fires and shut down highways. More»

Three states OK recreational marijuana
Chicago Tribune - Tue Nov 8, 2016
California, Massachusetts and Nevada voted to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, giving a huge boost to the campaign to allow pot nationwide. More»

One dead, multiple people shot near Azusa polling station; active shooter heavily armed, officials said
Los Angeles Times - Tue Nov 8, 2016
One person was killed and at least three others were wounded Tuesday in an active shooting near a polling place in Azusa. More»

AT&T is making 'millions' by helping the government 'spy' on its citizens with a secretive telephone surveillance program
Daily Mail - Tue Oct 25, 2016
AT&T is earning millions from taxpayers by secretly helping the government and its law enforcement organs crack cases by providing information on trillions of telephone calls. More»

Right-wing sheriff under investigation for intimidating minority voters in California primary
Raw Story - Tue Jun 7, 2016
A right-wing "constitutional" sheriff is under investigation by California's attorney general for alleged voter intimidation during Tuesday's primary election. More»

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