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By Melody Gutierrez, LOS ANGELES TIMES November 17, 2021 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-11-17/california-medical-board-member-calls-out-his-colleagues SACRAMENTO — The pleas for help find him. They arrive by email or seep into…
Nov 17, 2021By Christina Gonzalez, KTTV FOX TV-11 Los Angeles, CA November 17, 2021 https://www.foxla.com/news/how-to-save-money-on-gas-in-california LOS ANGELES – Is cheaper gas the same quality as high-end brands? It…
Nov 17, 2021By Victoria Colliver, POLITICO PRO DRUGSTORE DRAMA: CVS dropped its appeal of a California case involving prescription drug policies for HIV patients…
Nov 12, 2021By Amanda Ottaway, LAW360 https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1439984/cvs-drops-high-court-disability-bias-battle-with-hiv-patients Law360 (November 12, 2021, 2:30 PM EST) — CVS Pharmacy abandoned its U.S. Supreme Court challenge to…
Nov 12, 2021Los Angeles, CA — CVS Health Corporation’s dismissal today of an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court of a health care civil…
Nov 11, 2021By Andrew Sheeler, SACRAMENTO BEE – CAPITOL ALERT November 11, 2021 https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article255710171.html In 2022, California voters will decide whether to raise the…
Nov 11, 2021By Bob Egelko, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/CVS-drops-Supreme-Court-appeal-in-Bay-Area-case-16611534.php Less than a month before the Supreme Court was to hear a Bay Area suit…
Nov 10, 2021By Don Thompson, ASSOCIATED PRESS November 3, 2021 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Consumer advocates said Tuesday that they will ask the California…
Nov 4, 2021By Frank Klimko, BESTWEEK November 3, 2021 A California appeals court ruled in favor of State Farm General Insurance Co., rejecting the…
Nov 4, 2021By Bob Egelko, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE November 3, 2021 A state appeals court says California’s insurance commissioner wrongly ordered State Farm to…
Nov 4, 2021By Rachel Stone, LAW 360 October 29, 2021 https://www.law360.com/articles/1435636?scroll=1&related=1 Law360 (October 29, 2021, 8:19 PM EDT) — The U.S. threw its support…
Oct 29, 2021By Sasha Lauren, CITYWATCH LA October 28, 2021 https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/375-voices/22889-the-medical-injury-compensation-act-micra-is-rigged-against-you MEDICAL FAIRNESS – In California, pregnant women begged for help, their cries were…
Oct 28, 2021In a case to be heard by the United States Supreme Court this December, CVS Health corporation is attempting to severely limit…
Oct 25, 2021By Dan Bacher, RED GREEN & BLUE October 21, 2021 California issues draft rule banning oil wells within 3200 feet of homes…
Oct 21, 2021By Nick Visser and Mollie Reilly, HUFFPOST October 21, 2021 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/california-oil-well-3200-feet_n_6170cc0de4b079111a52b29f California is seeking to dramatically expand protections for communities near oil…
Oct 21, 2021By Janet Wilson, THE DESERT SUN October 21, 2021 https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/environment/2021/10/21/calif-proposes-nations-biggest-buffer-zone-between-oil-wells-homes/6111928001/ California officials on Thursday proposed what they called the nation’s toughest public health protections…
Oct 21, 2021By Koco McAboy, FOX TV-11 Los Angeles, CA October 20, 2021 https://www.foxla.com/news/grocery-shoppers-feel-the-hit-as-food-prices-skyrocket-nationwide LOS ANGELES – Food prices have risen astronomically this year…
Oct 21, 2021By Dan Bacher, RED GREEN & BLUE October 14, 2021 We told you so – California’s ocean waters and coast still aren’t protected…
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